In accordance with our plans, I began a review of the markup practices and strategies used in the project, on the lookout for gaps and inconsistencies. The first area I've looked at is the markup of the opening of the document (based on document type). This is based only on the items available in the database right now.
There are two approaches to the openings of documents:
- Using a <front> tag before the <body> tag.
- Using a <head> tag inside a div in the main <body>.
The first approach is appropriate for standalone publications (pamphlets, booklets, etc.). The following documents take this approach:
- advis_salutaire. This is described in its header <extent> tag as "pamphlet of 16 pages", so it seems correct.
- arrest_contre_les_chastrez. Nothing in the header describes the format of this document; the <sourceDesc> has "Iouxte la coppie imprimée à Bourdeaux pour Anthoine Barre, Avec permission... A Paris... 1619". If this is a standalone, the markup is correct, but I do recommend that more descriptive information be added to the header; it's not clear what this document is.
- complainte. This document also lacks descriptive information; there is bibliographical data, though: "Abraham Constant / Rouen / 1605". If this is a standalone, the metadata should make it clear, and also describe it.
The remaining documents all have a normal <head> tag and no <front>. If any of them are standalones, then this needs to be reconsidered. My next step is to look at the sources of those documents to check this, and also note where their headers need more detailed metadata.