Entries relating to Physical document structures:
Forme work (metawork): generalEncoding various types of forme work (including page numbers, line numbers, catchwords, press figures, signatures, and a few other features) using the <mw> element
Forme work, encoding withinDiscussion of the types of encoding which may appear within the <mw> element
Forme work: renditional issuesEncoding renditional distinctions within <mw>
Page breaks and page numberingEncoding of page breaks and page numbering using the <pb/> element and its n= attribute, including guidelines for creating idealized page number sequences
Signatures Encoding of the collation of the document, recording both printed signatures as they appear on the page using <mw type="signature"> and also an idealized signature sequence using <milestone unit="sig"/>
Line breaks: generalLine breaks in general are encoded with <lb>, with the exception of verse lines.
Line numbersEncoding line numbers that are printed in the original text using <mw type="lineNum">
Milestones, <mw>, and <div> boundariesDiscussion of the order and location of elements associated with page breaks (catchwords, milestones, page numbers, etc.)
CatchwordsEncoding of catchwords using <mw type="catch">, including how to handle discrepancies between the catchword and the matching word in the text
Running headers(Non)encoding of running headers
Hyphens, soft and hardEncoding of hard and soft hyphens, including guidelines for determining when a line-end hyphen is soft

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