TEIencoding
TEI encoding refers to encoding texts using the TEI Guidelines, a comprehensive XML-based standard for representing literary, linguistic, and cultural heritage texts. It is designed to support the structure, features, and metadata of documents in a machine-readable form, enabling long-term preservation and interoperable data exchange.
The TEI Guidelines were developed by the Text Encoding Initiative and are now maintained by the TEI
A TEI-encoded document typically begins with a teiHeader, containing bibliographic and encoding metadata through elements such
Because TEI is highly customizable, projects use TEI ODD (One Document Does It) to tailor the tag