<sourceDesc>

<sourceDesc> (Beschreibung der Quellen) beschreibt die Quelle, von der sich der elektronische Text ableitet. Üblicherweise eine bibliographische Beschreibung im Falle eines digitalisierten Textes oder eine Bezeichnung wie "born digital" für einen nur in elektronischer Form vorliegenden Text. [2.2.7 The Source Description]
Modulheader — The TEI Header
Attributeatt.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.global.source (@source)) att.declarable (@default)
Enthalten in
header: biblFull fileDesc
Kann enthalten
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
Beispiel
<sourceDesc>
 <bibl>
  <title level="a">The Interesting story of the Children in the Wood</title>. In
 <author>Victor E Neuberg</author>, <title>The Penny Histories</title>.
 <publisher>OUP</publisher>
  <date>1968</date>. </bibl>
</sourceDesc>
Beispiel
<sourceDesc>
 <p>Born digital: no previous source exists.</p>
</sourceDesc>
Content model
<content>
 <alternate>
  <classRef key="model.pLike" minOccurs="1"
   maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
  <alternate minOccurs="1"
   maxOccurs="unbounded">
   <classRef key="model.biblLike"/>
   <classRef key="model.sourceDescPart"/>
   <classRef key="model.listLike"/>
  </alternate>
 </alternate>
</content>
Schema Deklaration
<rng:element name="sourceDesc">
 <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.global.source.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
{
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   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.global.source.attributes,
   att.declarable.attributes,
   (
      model.pLike+
    | ( model.biblLike | model.sourceDescPart | model.listLike )+
   )
}