<objectDesc>

<objectDesc> contains a description of the physical components making up the object which is being described. [10.7.1 Object Description]
Modulemsdescription — Manuscript Description
Attributesatt.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))
forma short project-specific name identifying the physical form of the carrier, for example as a codex, roll, fragment, partial leaf, cutting etc.
Status Optional
Datatype 

<rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
data.enumerated
Note

Definitions for the terms used may typically be provided by a valList element in the project schema specification.

Member of
model.physDescPart
Contained by
msdescription: physDesc
May contain
core: p
linking: ab
msdescription: layoutDesc supportDesc
Declaration

<rng:element name="objectDesc">
 <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:optional>
  <rng:attribute name="form">
   <rng:ref name="data.enumerated"/>
  </rng:attribute>
 </rng:optional>
 <rng:choice>
  <rng:oneOrMore>
   <rng:ref name="model.pLike"/>
  </rng:oneOrMore>
  <rng:group>
   <rng:optional>
    <rng:ref name="supportDesc"/>
   </rng:optional>
   <rng:optional>
    <rng:ref name="layoutDesc"/>
   </rng:optional>
  </rng:group>
 </rng:choice>
</rng:element>
element objectDesc
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   attribute form { data.enumerated }?,
   ( model.pLike+ | ( supportDesc?, layoutDesc? ) )
}
Example
<objectDesc form="codex">
 <supportDesc material="mixed">
  <p>Early modern
  <material>parchment</material> and
  <material>paper</material>.</p>
 </supportDesc>
 <layoutDesc>
  <layout ruledLines="25 32"/>
 </layoutDesc>
</objectDesc>