<incipit>

<incipit> 包含手稿項目中的起始語，即文本開端的起始語，不包括可能出現在之前的按語，並以充分的文字來獨家識別該作品；早期，這種起始語常用為作品的參照工具，出現在標題部份。 [10.6.1 The msItem and msItemStruct Elements]
組件msdescription — 10 Manuscript Description
屬性att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) att.typed (@type, @subtype) att.msExcerpt (@defective)
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model.msQuoteLike
可包含在於
msdescription: msItem msItemStruct
可包含
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m pc phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty precision respons
core: abbr add address binaryObject cb choice corr date del distinct email emph expan foreign gap gb gloss graphic hi index lb measure measureGrp media mentioned milestone name note num orig pb ptr ref reg rs sic soCalled term time title unclear
dictionaries: lang oRef oVar pRef pVar
figures: figure formula notatedMusic
gaiji: g
header: idno
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dim dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material objectType origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc climate country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName location nameLink offset orgName persName placeName population region roleName settlement state surname terrain trait
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att code gi ident specDesc specList tag val
textcrit: app witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damage damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift listTranspose metamark mod redo restore retrace space subst substJoin supplied surplus undo
verse: caesura rhyme
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<rng:element name="incipit">
 <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="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.msExcerpt.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</rng:element>
element incipit
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   att.msExcerpt.attributes,
   macro.phraseSeq
}
例子
<incipit>大學之道在明明德</incipit>