Encoded Archival Description Tag Library, Version 2002
EAD Elements
<num> Number
Description:
A generic element for numeric information in any form. The <num> element is used only when it is necessary to display a number in a special way, or to identify it with a TYPE attribute. For example, an accession number in the <acqinfo> element might be designated as <num type="accession">. A publication number might be designated as <publicationstmt> ... <num>no. 42</num> ...
Do not confuse with <container>, <unitid>, or <eadid>, which may also consist of numeric information.
May contain:
#PCDATA, emph, extptr, lb, ptr
May occur within:
bibref, bibseries, entry, event, extref, extrefloc, item, label, materialspec, p, publicationstmt, ref, refloc, seriesstmt, subtitle, title, titlepage, titleproper, unittitle
Attributes:
| ALTRENDER | #IMPLIED, CDATA |
| AUDIENCE | #IMPLIED, external, internal |
| ENCODINGANALOG | #IMPLIED, CDATA |
| ID | #IMPLIED, ID |
| TYPE | #IMPLIED, CDATA |
Examples:
1.
<filedesc>
<titlestmt>[...]</titlestmt>
<seriesstmt>
<titleproper encodinganalog="440$a">Archival Inventories and Guides
of the World; </titleproper>
<num encodinganalog="440$v">no. 148</num>
</seriesstmt>
</filedesc>
2.
<acqinfo>
<p>The collection (Donor No. <num type="donor">8338</num>)
was donated by <persname role="donor">Vonda Thomas </persname>and
<persname role="donor"> Francine Farrow </persname>in March 1995.</p>
</acqinfo>