Gap of Ranged Extent Seen by Previous Editors

A gap whose extent is expressed as a plausible numeric range, seen by earlier editors but no longer visible on the support.

Syntax

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

Overview

• 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

_[1-3]_

_A:[2-5]?_

_A;B:[1-4]!_

EpiDoc Outputs

_[1-3]_

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="medium">
        <gap reason="lost" atLeast="1" atMost="3" unit="character" precision="medium"/>
    </supplied>
</ab>

_A:[2-5]?_

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="low" source="#A">
        <gap reason="lost" atLeast="2" atMost="5" unit="character" precision="medium"/>
    </supplied>
</ab>

_A;B:[1-4]!_

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="high" source="#A #B">
        <gap reason="lost" atLeast="1" atMost="4" unit="character" precision="medium"/>
    </supplied>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

_[1-3]_

PreviousSeen[medium]
  Gap(range=1–3, medium)

_A:[2-5]?_

PreviousSeen[low, witnesses: A]
  Gap(range=2–5, medium)

_A;B:[1-4]!_

PreviousSeen[high, witnesses: A; B]
  Gap(range=1–4, medium)