<witness>

<witness> contains either a description of a single witness referred to within the critical apparatus, or a list of witnesses which is to be referred to by a single sigil. 12.1 The Apparatus Entry, Readings, and Witnesses
Modultextcrit — 12 Critical Apparatus
Attributeatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs))
Verwendet von
Enthalten in
textcrit: listWit
Kann enthalten
core: abbr address bibl biblStruct choice cit date desc distinct email emph expan foreign gloss label list listBibl measure measureGrp mentioned name num ptr q quote ref rs said soCalled stage term time title
dictionaries: lang
drama: camera caption castList move sound tech view
figures: table
header: biblFull idno
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material msDesc objectType origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName listEvent listNym listOrg listPerson listPlace nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
tagdocs: att classRef classSpec code eg egXML elementRef elementSpec gi ident listRef macroRef macroSpec moduleRef moduleSpec specGrp specGrpRef tag val
textcrit: listWit
transcr: am ex handShift subst
Deklaration

<rng:element name="witness">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="macro.limitedContent"/>
</rng:element>
element witness
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   macro.limitedContent
}
Beispiel
<listWit>
 <witness xml:id="EL">Ellesmere, Huntingdon Library 26.C.9</witness>
 <witness xml:id="HG">Hengwrt, National Library of Wales,
   Aberystwyth, Peniarth 392D</witness>
 <witness xml:id="RA2">Bodleian Library Rawlinson Poetic 149
   (see further <ptr
    target="http://www.examples.com/MSdescs#MSRP149"/>)</witness>
</listWit>