<authority>

<authority> (release authority) supplies the name of a person or other agency responsible for making an electronic file available, other than a publisher or distributor. 2.2.4 Publication, Distribution, etc.
Moduleheader — 2 The TEI Header
AttributesGlobal attributes only
Used by
model.publicationStmtPart
May contain
analysis: interp interpGrp span spanGrp
certainty: certainty respons
core: abbr address cb choice date distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss index lb measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num pb ptr ref rs soCalled term time title
dictionaries: lang
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp timeline
msdescription: catchwords depth dimensions height heraldry locus locusGrp material origDate origPlace secFol signatures stamp watermark width
namesdates: addName affiliation bloc country district forename genName geo geogFeat geogName nameLink offset orgName persName placeName region roleName settlement state surname
spoken: incident kinesic pause shift vocal writing
tagdocs: att code gi ident tag val
textcrit: witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift space subst
Declaration

<rng:element name="authority">
<rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq.limited"/>
</rng:element>
element authority { att.global.attributes, macro.phraseSeq.limited }
Example
<authority>John Smith</authority>