Ligature of Signs Seen by Earlier Editors

A ligature made of as-written signs 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 any notation of a phenomenon (IbiUnit) allowed within Ligature enclosed between equal signs =…= and 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.
• ⊙ ∈ LIGATURE_ALLOWED = any phenomena allowed within a Ligature (notation, AST or rendering depending on its placement).
• ‽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

_=abc=_

_A:=abc=?_

_A;B:=abc=!_

EpiDoc Outputs

_=abc=_

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="medium">
        <hi rend="ligature" cert="medium">abc</hi>
    </supplied>
</ab>

_A:=abc=?_

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="low" source="#A">
        <hi rend="ligature" cert="medium">abc</hi>
    </supplied>
</ab>

_A;B:=abc=!_

<ab>
    <supplied reason="lost" evidence="previouseditor" cert="high" source="#A #B">
        <hi rend="ligature" cert="medium">abc</hi>
    </supplied>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

_=abc=_

PreviousSeen[medium]
  Ligature[medium]
    Plain("abc")

_A:=abc=?_

PreviousSeen[low, witnesses: A]
  Ligature[medium]
    Plain("abc")

_A;B:=abc=!_

PreviousSeen[high, witnesses: A; B]
  Ligature[medium]
    Plain("abc")