<revisionDesc>

<revisionDesc> (Beschreibung der Textrevision) enthällt alle Revisionsschritte, die an der Datei vorgenommen wurden. [2.5 The Revision Description 2.1.1 The TEI Header and its Components]
Modulheader — 2 The TEI Header
Attributeatt.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change)) att.docStatus (@status)
Verwendet von
Enthalten in
header: teiHeader
Kann enthalten
core: list
header: change listChange
Deklaration

<rng:element name="revisionDesc">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.docStatus.attributes"/>
 <rng:choice>
  <rng:ref name="list"/>
  <rng:ref name="listChange"/>
  <rng:oneOrMore>
   <rng:ref name="change"/>
  </rng:oneOrMore>
 </rng:choice>
</rng:element>
element revisionDesc
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   att.docStatus.attributes,
   ( list | listChange | change+ )
}
Beispiel
<revisionDesc status="embargoed">
 <change when="1991-11-11" who="#LB"> deleted chapter 10 </change>
</revisionDesc>