| datable | attributes which can be specified in a normalised form for any datable element |
| Attributes |
| | notBefore | specifies the earliest possible date for the information in the
associated element | | Datatype: CDATA | | Normalised dates should be specified in whatever standardised
form is defined by the TEI HEader; normally ISO whateverr | | Default: #IMPLIED |
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| | notAfter | specifies the latest possible date for the information in the
associated element | | Datatype: CDATA | | Normalised dates should be specified in whatever standardised
form is defined by the TEI HEader; normally ISO whateverr | | Default: #IMPLIED |
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| | certainty | specifies the degree of confidence associated with the dating
specified by the other attributes | | Datatype: CDATA | | | high | the dating is generally believed to be correct | | medium | there is some doubt as to the reliability of
the dating | | low | the dating is controversial |
| | Default: #IMPLIED |
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| | evidence | specifies the kind of evidence for the dating
supplied by the other attributes | | Datatype: CDATA | | | internal | the dating is based on evidence internal to the ms )(e.g. an inscription) | | external | the dating is based on evidence external to the ms (e.g. a reference to the ms in some other datable context) | | conjecture | the dating is based on conjecture, as further
discussed within the associated element. |
| | Default: #IMPLIED |
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