Source Text Problems

Indicate where text in the print edition is missing, illegible, or incorrect.


Problem	Element(s)	Attribute(s)	Description
partly illegible	`<unclear>`	`@reason` `@cert`	contains a word, phrase, or passage which cannot be transcribed with perfect confidence because it is partly illegible in the source. Add `@reason` and `@cert`.
completely illegible	`<gap>`	`@reason`	indicates a point where material has been omitted in a transcription because the material is completely illegible or invisible.
misspelling	`<choice>` `<sic>` `<corr>`		encodes a choice between a typographical error in the original `<sic>` and the correction `<corr>`. Keep the order of elements as shown. `<choice> <sic>vonder</sic> <corr>wonder</corr> </choice>`
normalization	`<choice>` `<orig>` `<reg>`		encodes a choice between the original `<orig>` and a normalization `<reg>`. Used only when necessary. Keep the order of elements as shown. `<choice> <orig>BRITISH HONDURAS</orig> <reg>HONDURAS, BRITISH</reg> </choice>`
interpolated text	`<supplied>`	`@cert` `@evidence` `@reason` `@source`	Signifies text supplied by the editor when the original is illegible, or because of an obvious omission by the author.

Allowed attribute values


attribute	value	description
`@cert`
	`high`	a high degree of confidence
	`medium`	a moderate degree of confidence
	`low`	a low degree of confidence
	`unknown`	confidence level unknown
`@evidence`
	`internal`	there is internal evidence to support the intervention.
	`external`	there is external evidence from @source to support the intervention.
	`conjecture`	the intervention or interpretation has been made by the editor or scholar on the basis of their expertise.
`@reason`
	`damage`	damage to the original from mold, staining, yellowing, etc.
	`eccentric_ductus`	indicates illegibility due to an unusual, awkward, or incompetent execution of a glyph or glyphs
	`faded`	type is too light to be read confidently
	`illegible`	other reasons for unreadability
	`omitted-in-original`	missing from the original scan
	`overbinding`	text is lost in the inside margin of the scanned imaged
`@source`
	`#UM-HT`	U. of Michigan source in Hathi Trust
	`#NYPL-HT`	New York Public Library source in Hathi Trust
	`#GRI-HT`	Getty Research Institute source in Hathi Trust
	`#UCH-HT`	U. of Chicago source in Hathi Trust
	`#PSU-HT`	Pennsylvania State Univ. source in Hathi Trust
	`#UWI-HT`	U. of Wisconsin source in Hathi Trust
	`#CORU-HT`	Cornell U. source in Hathi Trust
	`#HU-HT`	Harvard U. source in Hathi Trust
	`#MSU-Ht`	Michigan State U. source in Hathi Trust
	`#UC-HT`	U. of California source in Hathi Trust
	`#COLU-HT`	Columbia Univ. source in Hathi Trust
	`#UI-HT`	U. of Illinois source in Hathi Trust
	`#OSU-HT`	Ohio State U. source in Hathi Trust
	`#PU-HT`	Princeton U. source in Hathi Trust
	`#NLS`	National Library of Scotland