TEI Header
The TEI Header is an element within the TEI encoding that contains metadata and other descriptive information about the document. It is indicated by <teiHeader>. I is the first mandatory element of a TEI document and so will always appear as the first element after <TEI>.
The metadata contained in the header includes things like:
- a bibliographic record of the electronic text as well as the source from which the electronic text is derived
- documentation of the encoding and editorial principles used in tagging the electronic text
- terms for indexing, searching, and retrieval
- a record of changes made to the electronic document
Adapted from:
- Introduction to the TEI Header [pdf]Michigan's Digital Publishing Program
See also:
- Metadata and the TEI HeaderWomen Writers Project
