FromThePage transcription conventions

Tags

Abbreviation

Used for expansions. The original text--which can include tagged and/or unicode characters--goes between the tags, and the expanded text--which cannot include any tags--goes in an expan attribute.

<abbr></abbr>

<abbr expan="Maiestie">Ma<sup>tie</sup></abbr>

Addition

Used for intralineally inserted text, often written above crossed out text.

<add></add>

in a stew pan ^ <add>over a stove</add>

Catchword

Used for catchwords in the text.

<catchword></catchword>

<catchword>being</catchword></add>

Deletion

Used for text that has been cancelled or crossed out. Illegible letters can be replaced by periods.

<del></del>

<del>his</del>

Figure

Used for figures, drawings, horizontal lines, etc.

<fig></fig>

<fig>Three small horizontal stems with flowers and buds; left is red and blue, middle is red, right is red and blue.</fig>

Gap

Used for a gap in the transcription for reasons other than deletion (e.g. due to damage to the page). Illegible letters can be replaced by periods.

<gap></gap>

shipp <gap>...</gap>

Heading

Used for obvious headings.

== ==

==A Ham.==

Marginalia

Used for any kind of marginal note, including footnotes, glosses, or summaries.

<marginalia></marginalia>

<marginalia>to Kensington</marginalia>

Soft break

Used for words that break across a line.

<lb break="no"></lb>

to your tast; put into euery Bott<lb break="no">=</lb>
ell a peece of Lemmon Pill

Superscript

Used for superscript text.

<sup></sup>

xl<sup>s</sup>

Supplied

Used for text added at the custodial stage, by booksellers, librarians, etc. This tag is not used for text added later by the author(s) or by contemporary readers.

<supplied></supplied>

<supplied>Received 12-31-53
order no.B529</supplied>

Unclear

Used for uncertain text. Transcriber should enter their best guess, with the option to replace individual letters with periods.

<unclear></unclear>

<unclear>a chicin P</unclear>

Common abbreviations and expansions

period metamark

<metamark>.</metamark>

-ā/-an

<macron>a<ex>na</ex></macron>

ā/ana, used by Ward in prescriptions

<macron>a<ex>na</ex></macron>

D^r./Dr.

D<sl>r</sl>.

-^r./-er, as in "Remember": expand "e," silently lower "r," period metamark

<ex>e</ex><sl>r</sl><metamark>.</metamark>

frō/from

fr<macron>o</macron><ex>m</ex>

Ma^tie/Maiestie

Ma<ex>ies</ex><sl>tie</sl>

M^r./Mr.

M<sl>r</sl>.

-ō/-on

<macron>o<ex>n</ex></macron>

S^r/Sir

S<ex>i</ex><sl>r</sl>

y^t/that

<brev-y>th</brev-y><ex>a</ex><sl>t</sl>

y^e/the

<brev-y>th</brev-y><sl>e</sl>

y^m/them

<brev-y>th</brev-y><ex>e</ex><sl>m</sl>

y^m/then

<brev-y>th</brev-y><ex>e</ex><sl>n</sl>

-ū/-um

<macron>u<ex>m</ex></macron>

w^ch/which

w<ex>hi</ex><sl>ch</sl>

w^th/with

w<ex>i</ex><sl>th</sl>

y^r/your

y<ex>ou</ex><sl>r</sl>

yo^r/your

yo<ex>u</ex><sl>r</sl>