Gap of Known Extent Seen by Previous Editors

A gap of known extent seen by earlier editors but no longer visible on the support. The editor indicates a precise number of missing characters by repeating a gap sign inside square brackets.

Syntax

An optional sequence of witness identifiers separated by semicolons ; interrupted by a colon :, followed by the notation for a gap of known extent, all wrapped by low lines _…_.

Overview

Notation	Simplified AST	Paper Output
`_ω;…:ᵟ[⊙]‽ᵟ_`	`PreviousSeen {witnesses: [ω, …ᵟ], content: [Gap{⊙}], cert: γ}`	`⸤[⊙]ω;…ol.ᵟ◇ᵟ⸥`

ω;…:ᵟ = optional series of witnesses.
ω,…ᵟ = parsed optional series of witnesses.
ω;…ol.ᵟ = rendering of the optional series of witnesses followed by the abbreviation of the Latin olim.
⊙ ∈ PREVIOUS_SEEN_ALLOWED = the relevant gap notation.
‽ᵟ ∈ {?, !, ε} = uncertainty marker ?, certainty marker !, or empty string (ε).
γ ∈ {Low, High, Medium} = certainty level corresponding to the marker used in the notation.
◇ᵟ ∈ {⯑, ⯁, ε} = rendering of the uncertainty/certainty marker in the notation or empty string (ε).

Examples

Notation	Paper Output
`_[.7.]?_`	7
`_A:[.4.]_`	4A ol.
`_A;B:[.2.]!_`	2A, B ol.

EpiDoc Outputs

Notation EpiDoc (XML)

Notation	EpiDoc (XML)
`_[.7.]?_`	`<ab> <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="low"> <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="7"/> </supplied> </ab>`
`_A:[.4.]_`	`<ab> <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="medium" source="#A"> <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="4"/> </supplied> </ab>`
`_A;B:[.2.]!_`	`<ab> <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="high" source="#A #B"> <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="2"/> </supplied> </ab>`

_[.7.]?_

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="low">
        <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="7"/>
    </supplied>
</ab>

_A:[.4.]_

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="medium" source="#A">
        <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="4"/>
    </supplied>
</ab>

_A;B:[.2.]!_

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="high" source="#A #B">
        <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="2"/>
    </supplied>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)