P5 Fascicule

<incipit>

incipit contains the incipit of a manuscript item, that is the opening words of the text proper, exclusive of any rubric which might precede it, of sufficient length to identify the work uniquely; such incipts were, in fomer times, frequently used a means of reference to a work, in place of a title.
Class tei.msItemPart
Declaration 
element incipit
{
   tei.global.attributes,
   ## () indicates whether the incipit as given is defective, i.e. the first words of the text as preserved, as opposed to the first words of the work itself.
   
   attribute defective { datatype.UBoolean }?,
   ## () specifies the type of incipit, e.g. whether it introduces a work,
   ## is biblical, legal, etc.
   
   attribute type { datatype.Key }?,
   macro.phraseSeq
}
Attributes
(In addition to global attributes and those inherited from : tei.msItemPart)
defective indicates whether the incipit as given is defective, i.e. the first words of the text as preserved, as opposed to the first words of the work itself.
Status:
Datatype: datatype.UBoolean
Values: true, false, unknown, or unspecified
type specifies the type of incipit, e.g. whether it introduces a work, is biblical, legal, etc.
Status:
Datatype: datatype.Key
Values: A typology has yet to be defined
Example 
 <incipit>Pater noster qui es in celis</incipit>
 
 <incipit defective="true">tatem dedit hominibus alleluia.</incipit>
 
 <incipit type="biblical">Ghif ons huden onse dagelix broet</incipit>
 
 <incipit>O ongehoerde gewerdighe christi</incipit>
 
 <incipit type="lemma">Firmiter</incipit>
 
 <incipit>Ideo dicit firmiter quia
 ordo fidei nostre probari non potest</incipit>
See further 1.6.1 The <msItem> and <msItemStruct> elements
Module msdescription