<physDesc>

<physDesc> 包含一個手稿或手稿部分的完整材質描述，可以利用model.physDescPart class中的專門元素選擇性地再分類。 [10.7 Physical Description]
組件msdescription — 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))
可包含在於
msdescription: msDesc msPart
可包含
core: p
linking: ab
msdescription: accMat additions bindingDesc decoDesc handDesc musicNotation objectDesc scriptDesc sealDesc typeDesc
宣告

<rng:element name="physDesc">
 <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:group>
  <rng:zeroOrMore>
   <rng:ref name="model.pLike"/>
  </rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:group>
   <rng:ref name="model.physDescPart_sequenceOptional"/>
  </rng:group>
 </rng:group>
</rng:element>
element physDesc
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   ( model.pLike*, ( model.physDescPart_sequenceOptional ) )
}
例子
<physDesc>
 <objectDesc form="codex">
  <supportDesc material="perg">
   <support>Parchment.</support>
   <extent>i + 55 leaves
   <dimensions scope="all" type="leaf"
     unit="inch">
     <height>7¼</height>
     <width>5⅜</width>
    </dimensions>
   </extent>
  </supportDesc>
  <layoutDesc>
   <layout columns="2">In double columns.</layout>
  </layoutDesc>
 </objectDesc>
 <handDesc>
  <p>Written in more than one hand.</p>
 </handDesc>
 <decoDesc>
  <p>With a few coloured capitals.</p>
 </decoDesc>
</physDesc>