<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. 10.6.1 The <msItem> and <msItemStruct> Elements
Modulemsdescription — 10 Manuscript Description
Attributes att.typed (@type, @subtype) att.msExcerpt (@defective)
Used by
msItemStruct model.msItemPart
May contain
analysis: c cl interp interpGrp m phr s span spanGrp w
certainty: certainty respons
core: abbr add address binaryObject cb choice corr date del distinct email emph expan foreign gap gloss graphic hi index lb measure measureGrp mentioned milestone name note num orig pb ptr ref reg rs sic soCalled term time title unclear
dictionaries: lang oRef oVar pRef pVar
figures: formula
gaiji: g
iso-fs: fLib fs fvLib
linking: alt altGrp anchor join joinGrp link linkGrp seg 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 specDesc specList tag val
textcrit: app witDetail
transcr: addSpan am damage damageSpan delSpan ex fw handShift restore space subst supplied
verse: caesura rhyme
Declaration

<rng:element name="incipit">
<rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="att.typed.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="att.msExcerpt.attributes"/>
<rng:ref name="macro.phraseSeq"/>
</rng:element>
element incipit
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.typed.attributes,
   att.msExcerpt.attributes,
   macro.phraseSeq
}
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>