tei-text-encoding

# TEI Text Encoding Encode texts following Text Encoding Initiative standards for digital editions, annotations, and scholarly apparatus. ## Overview This skill enables encoding of texts using TEI XML standards. It encompasses document structure markup, scholarly annotation, critical apparatus encoding, and metadata documentation for digital humanities projects. ## Capabilities ### Document Structure - Header encoding - Text division marking - Paragraph and line elements - List and table encoding - Figure and graphic references ### Scholarly Annotation - Editorial interventions - Commentary notes - Cross-references - Index entries - Bibliography links ### Critical Apparatus - Variant readings - Witness documentation - Apparatus entries - Textual notes - Stemmatic information ### Metadata - TEI header completion - Source description - Encoding description - Profile description - Revision history ## Usage Guidelines ### Encoding Process 1. Analyze source document 2. Plan encoding strategy 3. Create TEI header 4. Encode document structure 5. Add scholarly annotations 6. Validate against schema 7. Document conventions ### TEI Best Practices - Follow TEI Guidelines - Use appropriate modules - Maintain consistency - Document customizations - Validate regularly ### Quality Standards - Schema compliance - Encoding completeness - Documentation clarity - Reproducibility - Sustainability ## Integration Points ### Related Processes - Digital Archive Development - Textual Cr...