Specifying the Type of the Underlying Text Edition (//fileDesc/sourceDesc/biblFull/editionStmt)

The notes on the number and type of run on which the DTA edition is based (e. g. first edition, second revised edition, etc.) are given in <editionStmt> within the <biblFull> element of the Source Description. <editionStmt> gets the sub-element <edition> for this.

In the @n attribute of the <edition> element, the normalized run number, e. g. "2" stands for "second, extended run".

<editionStmt>
      <edition n="[run number]">[type of the underlying text edition]</edition>
</editionStmt>

The <edition> element remains empty if the original does not contain any explicit references to the edition. The reconstructed run number then appears in the @n attribute.

<editionStmt>
      <edition n="[run number]"/>
</editionStmt>

The @n attribute of the <edition> element is mandatory. If the run number can't be taken from the original or reconstructed, "n. s." (no specification) is given in the @n attribute.