Split rubrics
When transcribing, you may occasionally come across headings which are not continuous. Have a look at this example from the Q manuscript.
You can see the rubric (heading) in red ink. On the second and third lines of the rubric you can see text from the main body of the document in black ink. The rubric in red is split.
The example above is clear as we have a colour image. When we only have images in black and white they are more difficult to spot, but you will get used to spotting them with time, and you will also notice that the text does not make sense unless you separate the rubric from the rest of the text.
To tag a split rubric the tagging is more complex than for a normal rubric. Because the tag is complex it is better to copy and paste it from the wiki than to type it in yourself. This is because there is less chance of making a typo when copying and pasting.
The tag for a split rubric is as follows:
Part One of the rubric:
<head rend="h1" n="Rubric"><seg xml:id="rubricStart____(x)__" next="#rubricEnd____(x)__">This is where you transcribe the first line of the rubric</seg></head>
<ab n="100"> Here you would transcribe the main part of the text which separates the two parts of the rubric.
Part Two of the rubric:
<seg xml:id="rubricEnd____(x)__" prev="#rubricStart____(x)__">This is where you type the second part of the rubric</seg>
There are four gaps in this example tag which you have to fill in before you can use the tag, according to the manuscript letter name (Q, T, Ss etc) and the folio number, including r/v, and the div number the heading comes within. For example Q160r397, showing the split rubric comes from manuscript Q, folio 160r, div 397. This gives the tag a unique name so the computer can identify exactly which parts of all the split rubrics in all the manuscripts are supposed to go together. The four sections to fill in are shown by ____(x)__. When you fill them in, they are all identical to each other.
Notice that the text in the main body of the text (shown here in pink) is within ab number 100. This is because if it follows a heading it will be the first ab in a div.
If the rubric you need to transcribe is even more complicated, for example if it goes over three lines, you will need to look at the wiki, as that is more complicated than can be covered in this introductory course. Of course, you are always welcome to ask a question on the bulletin board if you are unsure.