<revisionDesc>

<revisionDesc> (revision description) summarizes the revision history for a file. [2.6 The Revision Description 2.1.1 The TEI Header and Its Components]
Moduleheader — The TEI Header
Attributesatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.rendition (@rend, @style, @rendition)) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) (att.global.responsibility (@cert, @resp)) att.docStatus (@status)
Contained by
header: teiHeader
May contain
core: list
header: change listChange
Declaration

<rng:element name="revisionDesc">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.rendition.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.global.responsibility.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.docStatus.attributes"/>
 <rng:choice>
  <rng:ref name="list"/>
  <rng:ref name="listChange"/>
  <rng:oneOrMore>
   <rng:ref name="change"/>
  </rng:oneOrMore>
 </rng:choice>
</rng:element>
element revisionDesc
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.rendition.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.global.responsibility.attributes,
   att.docStatus.attributes,
   ( list | listChange | change+ )
}
Example
<revisionDesc status="embargoed">
 <change when="1991-11-11" who="#LB"> deleted chapter 10 </change>
</revisionDesc>
Note

If present on this element, the status attribute should indicate the current status of the document. The same attribute may appear on any change to record the status at the time of that change. Conventionally change elements should be given in reverse date order, with the most recent change at the start of the list.