<sourceDesc>

<sourceDesc> 提供所製電子文件的一個或數個來源文件的書目描述。 [2.2.7 The Source Description]
組件header — The TEI Header
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.declarable (@default)
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可包含在於
header: biblFull fileDesc
可包含
core: bibl biblStruct list listBibl p
figures: table
header: biblFull
linking: ab
msdescription: msDesc
namesdates: listEvent listNym listOrg listPerson listPlace
spoken: recordingStmt scriptStmt
textcrit: listApp listWit
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<rng:element name="sourceDesc">
 <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.declarable.attributes"/>
 <rng:choice>
  <rng:oneOrMore>
   <rng:ref name="model.pLike"/>
  </rng:oneOrMore>
  <rng:oneOrMore>
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:ref name="model.biblLike"/>
    <rng:ref name="model.sourceDescPart"/>
    <rng:ref name="model.listLike"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:oneOrMore>
 </rng:choice>
</rng:element>
element sourceDesc
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.declarable.attributes,
   (
      model.pLike+
    | ( model.biblLike | model.sourceDescPart | model.listLike )+
   )
}
例子
<sourceDesc>
 <p>無來源：以電腦可讀格式建立</p>
</sourceDesc>