EAD Tag Library for Version 1.0


EAD Elements: <div> Text Division

Description:

A generic element that designates a major section of text within <frontmatter>. Examples of these text divisions include a title page, preface, acknowledgments, or instructions for using a finding aid. Use the <head> element to identify the <div>'s purpose.

May contain:

address, blockquote, chronlist, div, head, list, note, p, table

May occur within:

div, frontmatter

Attributes:

ALTRENDER#IMPLIED, CDATA
AUDIENCE#IMPLIED, external, internal
ID#IMPLIED, ID

Example:

<frontmatter>
<titlepage>
[other possible elements and text... ]
</titlepage>
<div><head>Acknowledgements</head>
<p>The University of Ishtaba Manuscript Library wishes to acknowledge the
generosity of the family of Edgar Holden for an endowment in support of the processing
and maintenance of this collection and the Clark Foundation for grant funding in support
of the encoding of this and other finding aids using the Encoded Archival Description
standard.</p></div>
[other possible elements and text... ]
</frontmatter>


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