A number of the sections printed in the Manual to the Diachronic Part of the Helsinki Corpus of English Texts accompany the Corpus as text files. These sections include Texts and File Names (Part One, Section 2), Character Set (Part One, Section 3.1.), Source Texts (Part Two) and Abbreviated Titles (Part Three). 2. Texts and File Names The following short title list of texts and text file names presents the contents of the diachronic part of the Corpus in a condensed form. The list is organized to show how different texts and text files relate to sub-period and text type codings. The relevant word(s) locating an entry in Part Two of this guide are given in bold face (for the representation of non-ASCII characters, see p. 73 below). The list follows the order of sub-period sections. When dealing with texts which have different codes for the original and the manuscript versions, the date of the manuscript has been followed. Within the sub-periods, the texts are listed according to the text type code they have been ascribed. The order of text types is, by and large, that given on pp. 51-52 below. In most cases a file contains samples coded as repre- sentative of one text type only. Sometimes, however, it has been necessary to ascribe different text type codes to samples of text located in one and the same file. In the list below these files are indicated with asterisks (** = 'the file contains several types of text'; * = 'this extract can be found in the file with the same name marked by two asterisks'). TEXTS AND FILE NAMES: **************************************************************** PERIOD, TEXT TYPE AND TEXTFILE NAME **************************************************************** O L D E N G L I S H **************************************************************** OE I ( -850) **************************************************************** Documents DOCUMENTS 1 (HARMER; ROBERTSON; BIRCH) (CODOCU1) Text type undefined (OE verse) CAEDMON'S HYMN; BEDE'S DEATH SONG; (CONORTHU) THE RUTHWELL CROSS; THE LEIDEN RIDDLE **************************************************************** OE II (850-950) **************************************************************** Law LAWS (ALFRED'S INTRODUCTION TO LAWS; (COLAW2) ALFRED; INE) Documents DOCUMENTS 2 (HARMER; ROBERTSON; (CODOCU2) SWEET-WHITELOCK) Handbooks, medicine LAECEBOC (COLAECE) Philosophy ALFRED'S BOETHIUS (COBOETH) Religious treatises ALFRED'S CURA PASTORALIS (COCURA) Prefaces ALFRED'S PREFACE TO CURA PASTORALIS (COPREFCP) History CHRONICLE MS A EARLY (COCHROA2) BEDE'S ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY (COBEDE) OHTHERE AND WULFSTAN (MS L) (COOHTWU2) ALFRED'S OROSIUS (COOROSIU) Bible THE VESPASIAN PSALTER (COVESPS) Text type undefined (OE verse) THE BATTLE OF BRUNANBURH (COBRUNAN) **************************************************************** OE III (950-1050) **************************************************************** Law LAWS (ELEVENTH CENTURY) (COLAW3) Documents DOCUMENTS 3 (HARMER; ROBERTSON; (CODOCU3) WHITELOCK) Handbooks, medicine LACNUNGA (COLACNU) QUADRUPEDIBUS (COQUADRU) Science, astronomy BYRHTFERTH'S MANUAL (COBYRHTF) AELFRIC'S DE TEMPORIBUS ANNI (COTEMPO) Homilies WULFSTAN'S HOMILIES (O3) (COWULF3) THE BLICKLING HOMILIES (COBLICK) AELFRIC'S CATHOLIC HOMILIES (II) (COAELHOM) AELFRIC'S HOMILIES (SUPPL. II) Rules THE BENEDICTINE RULE (COBENRUL) THE DURHAM RITUAL (CODURHAM) Religious treatises AELFRIC'S FIRST AND SECOND LETTERS (COAELET3) TO WULFSTAN; AELFRIC'S LETTER TO SIGEFYRTH Prefaces AELFRIC'S PREFACE TO CATH. HOM. I; II; (COAEPREF) LIVES OF SAINTS; GRAMMAR AELFRIC'S PREFACE TO GENESIS (COAEPREG) History CHRONICLE MS A LATE (O3) (COCHROA3) OHTHERE AND WULFSTAN (MS G) (COOHTWU3) Geography MARVELS (COMARVEL) Travelogue ALEXANDER'S LETTER (COALEX) Biography, lives AELFRIC'S LIVES OF SAINTS (COAELIVE) GREGORY THE GREAT, DIALOGUES (MS H) (COGREGD3) MARTYROLOGY (COMARTYR) Fiction THE OLD ENGLISH APOLLONIUS OF TYRE (COAPOLLO) Bible THE OLD TESTAMENT (COOTEST) THE PARIS PSALTER (COPARIPS) WEST-SAXON GOSPELS (COWSGOSP) LINDISFARNE GOSPELS (COLINDIS) RUSHWORTH GOSPELS (CORUSHW) Text type undefined (OE verse) FATES OF APOSTLES; ELENE; JULIANA (COCYNEW) GENESIS (COGENESI) EXODUS (COEXODUS) CHRIST (COCHRIST) THE KENTISH HYMN, THE KENTISH PSALM (COKENTIS) ANDREAS (COANDREA) THE DREAM OF THE ROOD (CODREAM) THE WANDERER; THE SEAFARER; WIDSITH; (COEXETER) THE FORTUNES OF MEN; MAXIMS I; THE RIMING POEM; THE PANTHER; THE WHALE; THE PARTRIDGE; DEOR; WULF AND EADWACER; THE WIFE'S LAMENT BEOWULF (COBEOWUL) RIDDLES (CORIDDLE) THE METRICAL PSALMS OF THE PARIS PSALTER (COMETRPS) PHOENIX (COPHOENI) THE METERS OF BOETHIUS (COMETBOE) **************************************************************** OE IV (1050-1150) **************************************************************** Law LAWS (LATE; WILLIAM) (COLAW4) Documents DOCUMENTS 4 (ROBERTSON; ROBERTSON, (CODOCU4) APPENDIX) Handbooks, astronomy PROGNOSTICATIONS (COPROGNO) Philosophy THE OLD ENGLISH DICTS OF CATO (CODICTS) Homilies WULFSTAN'S HOMILIES (O3/4) (COWULF4) A HOMILY FOR THE SIXTH ... SUNDAY (COEPIHOM) Rules WULFSTAN'S 'INSTITUTES OF POLITY' (COINSPOL) Religious treatises AELFRIC'S LETTER TO SIGEWEARD; WULFSIGE (COAELET4) ADRIAN AND RITHEUS (COADRIAN) SOLOMON AND SATURN (COSOLOMO) AN OLD ENGLISH VISION OF LEOFRIC (COLEOFRI) Prefaces ALFRED'S PREFACE TO SOLILOQUIES (COPREFSO) History CHRONICLE MS E (O3/4); (O4) (COCHROE4) Biography, lives CHAD (COCHAD) GREGORY THE GREAT, DIALOGUES (MS C) (COGREGD4) A PASSION OF ST MARGARET (COMARGA) **************************************************************** M I D D L E E N G L I S H **************************************************************** ME I (1150-1250) **************************************************************** Handbooks, medicine PERI DIDAXEON (CMPERIDI) Philosophy VESPASIAN HOMILIES, NO. III (cf. Homilies) (CMVESHOM)* Homilies ORM, THE ORMULUM (CMORM) TRINITY HOMILIES (CMTRINIT) VESPASIAN HOMILIES (cf. Philosophy) (CMVESHOM)** BODLEY HOMILIES (CMBODLEY) LAMBETH HOMILIES (CMLAMBET) SAWLES WARDE (CMSAWLES) Religious treatises HISTORY OF THE HOLY ROOD-TREE (CMROOD) ANCRENE WISSE (CMANCRE) HALI MEIDHAD (CMHALI) VICES AND VIRTUES (CMVICES1) History THE PETERBOROUGH CHRONICLE (CMPETERB) LAYAMON (CMBRUT1) Biography, lives KATHERINE (CMKATHE) MARGARETE (CMMARGA) JULIANE (CMJULIA) **************************************************************** ME II (1250-1350) **************************************************************** Documents THE PROCLAMATION OF HENRY III (CMDOCU2) Homilies KENTISH SERMONS (CMKENTSE) Religious treatises DAN MICHEL, AYENBITE OF INWYT (CMAYENBI) A BESTIARY (CMBESTIA) History ROBERT OF GLOUCESTER (CMROBGLO) HISTORICAL POEMS (in MS Harley 2253) (CMPOEMH) Biography, lives THE LIFE OF ST. EDMUND (THE EARLY (CMSELEG) SOUTH-ENGLISH LEGENDARY) Fiction MAN IN THE MOON (CMMOON) DAME SIRITH; INTERLUDE (CMSIRITH) THE FOX AND WOLF IN THE WELL (CMFOXWO) THE THRUSH AND THE NIGHTINGALE (CMTHRUSH) Romances THE ROMANCE OF SIR BEUES OF HAMTOUN (CMBEVIS) KYNG ALISAUNDER (CMALISAU) HAVELOK (CMHAVELO) KING HORN (CMHORN) Bible THE EARLIEST COMPLETE ENGLISH (CMEARLPS) PROSE PSALTER Text type undefined (ME verse) SONG OF THE HUSBANDMAN; SATIRE ON (CMPOEMS) THE CONSISTORY COURTS; SATIRE ON THE RETINUES (in MS Harley 2253) **************************************************************** ME III (1350-1420) **************************************************************** Documents USK, APPEAL(S); PETITIONS (M3); RETURNS; (CMDOCU3) JUDGEMENTS; TESTAMENTS AND WILLS; PROCLAMATIONS Handbooks, astronomy CHAUCER, A TREATISE ON THE ASTROLABE (CMASTRO) THE EQUATORIE OF THE PLANETIS (CMEQUATO) Handbooks, medicine A LATE MIDDLE ENGLISH TREATISE ON HORSES (CMHORSES) Science, medicine A LATIN TECHNICAL PHLEBOTOMY (CMPHLEBO) Philosophy CHAUCER, BOETHIUS (CMBOETH) Idem, THE TALE OF MELIBEE (cf. Fiction) (CMCTPROS)* Homilies THE NORTHERN HOMILY CYCLE (CMNORHOM) (THE EXPANDED VERSION) Sermons ENGLISH WYCLIFFITE SERMONS (CMWYCSER) Rules THE BENEDICTINE RULE (CMBENRUL) AELRED OF RIEVAULX'S DE INSTITUTIONE (CMAELR3) INCLUSARUM (MS VERNON) Religious treatises PURVEY, THE PROLOGUE TO THE BIBLE (CMPURVEY) THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING (CMCLOUD) MANNYNG, ROBERT OF BRUNNE'S (CMHANSYN) "HANDLYNG SYNNE" THE PRICKE OF CONSCIENCE (CMPRICK) CHAUCER, THE PARSON'S TALE (CMCTPROS)* History CURSOR MUNDI (CMCURSOR) THE BRUT OR THE CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND (CMBRUT3) TREVISA, POLYCHRONICON (CMPOLYCH) Travelogue MANDEVILLE'S TRAVELS (CMMANDEV) Fiction CHAUCER, THE GENERAL PROLOGUE TO (CMCTVERS) THE CANTERBURY TALES; THE WIFE OF BATH'S PROLOGUE; THE SUMMONER'S TALE; THE MERCHANT'S TALE CHAUCER, THE TALE OF MELIBEE (cf. (CMCTPROS)** Philosophy) GOWER, CONFESSIO AMANTIS (CMGOWER) Letters, non-private HENRY V, LETTERS (AN ANTHOLOGY; A BOOK (CMOFFIC3) OF LONDON ENGLISH); LETTER(S), LONDON Bible THE OLD TESTAMENT (WYCLIFFE) (CMOTEST) THE NEW TESTAMENT (WYCLIFFE) (CMNTEST) **************************************************************** ME IV (1420-1500) **************************************************************** Law STATUTES (II) (CMLAW) Documents INDENTURE, PETITIONS (M4); (CMDOCU4)** SHILLINGFORD (DOCUMENT(S)) (cf. Proceedings, depositions) Handbooks, medicine THE 'LIBER DE DIVERSIS MEDICINIS' IN (CMTHORN) THE THORNTON MS Handbooks, other REYNES, THE COMMONPLACE BOOK (CMREYNES) METHAM, PHYSIOGNOMY (CMMETHAM) Handbooks, astronomy METHAM, DAYS OF THE MOON - " - Science, medicine THE CYRURGIE OF GUY DE CHAULIAC (CMCHAULI) Sermons MIDDLE ENGLISH SERMONS ... MS. ROYAL (CMROYAL) CAPGRAVE, CAPGRAVE'S SERMON (CMCAPSER) MIRK, MIRK'S FESTIAL (CMMIRK) GAYTRYGE, DAN JON GAYTRYGE'S SERMON (CMGAYTRY) IN DIE INNOCENCIUM (CMINNOCE) FITZJAMES, SERMO DIE LUNE (CMFITZJA) Rules AELRED OF RIEVAULX'S DE INSTITUTIONE (CMAELR4) INCLUSARUM (MS BODLEY 423) Religious treatises THE BOOK OF VICES AND VIRTUES (CMVICES4) KEMPE, THE BOOK OF MARGERY KEMPE (CMKEMPE) JULIAN OF NORWICH, ... REVELATIONS (CMJULNOR) OF DIVINE LOVE HILTON, ... EIGHT CHAPTERS ON PERFECTION (CMHILTON) ROLLE, THE BEE AND THE STORK (CMROLLBE) Idem, PROSE TREATISES (CMROLLTR) Idem, THE PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID (CMROLLPS)* (cf. Bible) Prefaces CAXTON, THE PROLOGUES AND EPILOGUES (CMCAXPRO) Proceedings, depositions DEPOSITIONS (cf. Documents) (CMDOCU4)* History CAPGRAVE, ... ABBREUIACION OF CRONICLES (CMCAPCHR) GREGORY, THE HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS (CMGREGOR) OF A CITIZEN OF LONDON Biography, lives THE LIFE OF ST. EDMUND (MIDDLE ENGLISH (CMEDMUND) RELIGIOUS PROSE) Fiction CAXTON, THE HISTORY OF REYNARD THE FOX (CMREYNAR) Romances MALORY, MORTE DARTHUR (CMMALORY) THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM IN PROSE (CMSIEGE) Drama, mystery plays LUDUS COVENTRIAE (CMLUDUS) MANKIND (CMMANKIN) THE WAKEFIELD PAGEANTS IN THE TOWNELEY (CMTOWNEL) CYCLE THE YORK PLAYS (CMYORK) DIGBY PLAYS (CMDIGBY) Letters, private SHILLINGFORD (LETTERS); PASTON (CLEMENT; (CMPRIV) MARGARET; JOHN); MULL; STONOR; BETSON; CELY (GEORGE; RICHARD (THE YOUNGER)) Letters, non-private PASTON, WILLIAM (CMOFFIC4) Bible ROLLE, THE PSALTER OR PSALMS OF DAVID (CMROLLPS)** (cf. Religious treatises) **************************************************************** E A R L Y M O D E R N E N G L I S H **************************************************************** EModE I (1500-1570) **************************************************************** Law STATUTES (III) (CELAW1) Handbooks, other FITZHERBERT, THE BOOK OF HUSBANDRY (CEHAND1A) TURNER, A NEW BOKE OF ... ALL WINES (CEHAND1B) Science, medicine VICARY, THE ANATOMIE OF THE BODIE OF MAN (CESCIE1A) Science, other RECORD, THE PATH-WAY ... OF GEOMETRIE (CESCIE1B) Educational treatises ELYOT, THE BOKE NAMED THE GOUERNOUR (CEEDUC1A) ASCHAM, THE SCHOLEMASTER (CEEDUC1B) Philosophy COLVILLE, BOETHIUS (CEBOETH1) Sermons FISHER, SERMONS BY JOHN FISHER (CESERM1A) LATIMER, SERMON ON THE PLOUGHERS; (CESERM1B) SEVEN SERMONS BEFORE EDWARD VI Proceedings, trials THE TRIAL OF SIR NICHOLAS THROCKMORTON (CETRI1) History MORE, THE HISTORY OF KING RICHARD III (CEHIST1A) FABYAN, THE NEW CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND (CEHIST1B) Travelogue LELAND, THE ITINERARY OF JOHN LELAND (CETRAV1A) TORKINGTON, YE OLDEST DIARIE (CETRAV1B) Diaries MACHYN, THE DIARY OF HENRY MACHYN (CEDIAR1A) EDWARD VI, THE DIARY OF EDWARD VI (CEDIAR1B) Biography, autobiograpy MOWNTAYNE, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (CEAUTO1) Biography, other ROPER, WILLIAM, THE LYFE OF SIR (CEBIO1) THOMAS MOORE Fiction A HUNDRED MERY TALYS (CEFICT1A) HARMAN, A CAVEAT ... FOR COMMEN (CEFICT1B) CURSETORS Drama, comedies UDALL, ROISTER DOISTER (CEPLAY1A) STEVENSON (?), GAMMER GVRTONS NEDLE (CEPLAY1B) Letters, private BEAUMONT; PLUMPTON (AGNES; ISABEL; (CEPRIV1) WILLIAM; DOROTHY; ROBERT); MORE (LETTER(S), THE CORRESPONDENCE); ROPER (MARGARET); CROMWELL (GREGORY); CUMBERLAND; SCROPE Letters, non-private HOWARD; TUNSTALL; A LETTER (CEOFFIC1) BY THE LORDS; WOLSEY; HENRY VIII; BEDYLL; CROMWELL (THOMAS); MORE (LETTER(S), ORIGINAL LETTERS) Bible THE OLD TESTAMENT (TYNDALE) (CEOTEST1) THE NEW TESTAMENT (TYNDALE) (CENTEST1) **************************************************************** EModE II (1570-1640) **************************************************************** Law STATUTES (IV) (CELAW2) Handbooks, other GIFFORD, A DIALOGUE CONCERNING WITCHES (CEHAND2A) MARKHAM, COUNTREY CONTENTMENTS (CEHAND2B) Science, medicine CLOWES, TREATISE FOR THE ARTIFICIALL (CESCIE2A) CURE OF STRUMA Science, other BLUNDEVILE, A BRIEFE DESCRIPTION OF (CESCIE2B) THE TABLES ... LINES SECANT Educational treatises BRINSLEY, LUDUS LITERARIUS OR (CEEDUC2A) THE GRAMMAR SCHOOLE BACON, THE TWOO BOOKES ... ADVANCEMENT (CEEDUC2B) OF LEARNING Philosophy ELIZABETH I, BOETHIUS (CEBOETH2) Sermons HOOKER, TWO SERMONS UPON PART OF (CESERM2A) S. JUDES EPISTLE SMITH, TWO SERMONS ON "OF USURIE" (CESERM2B) Proceedings, trials THE TRIAL OF THE EARL OF ESSEX (CETRI2A) THE TRIAL OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH (CETRI2B) History STOW, THE CHRONICLES OF ENGLAND (CEHIST2A) HAYWARD, ANNALS OF THE FIRST FOUR YEARS... (CEHIST2B) Travelogue TAYLOR (JOHN), THE PENNYLES PILGRIMAGE (CETRAV2A) COVERTE, A TRVE AND ALMOST INCREDIBLE (CETRAV2B) REPORT OF AN ENGLISHMAN Diaries MADOX, AN ELIZABETHAN IN 1582: THE DIARY ... (CEDIAR2A) HOBY, DIARY OF LADY MARGARET HOBY (CEDIAR2B) Biography, autobiography FORMAN, THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY (CEAUTO2) Biography, other PERROTT (?), THE HISTORY OF THAT MOST (CEBIO2) EMINENT STATESMAN, SIR JOHN PERROTT Fiction ARMIN, A NEST OF NINNIES (CEFICT2A) DELONEY, JACK OF NEWBURY (CEFICT2B) Drama, comedies SHAKESPEARE, THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR (CEPLAY2A) MIDDLETON, A CHASTE MAID IN CHEAPSIDE (CEPLAY2B) Letters, private KNYVETT; HARLEY; PASTON (WILLIAM; (CEPRIV2) KATHERINE) FERRAR (NICHOLAS; RICHARD); BARRINGTON (JOHN); MASHAM; BARRINGTON (THOMAS); EVERARD; PROUD; PETTIT; OXINDEN (RICHARD; KATHERINE); PEYTON; GAWDY Letters, non-private CECIL (ROBERT); EDMONDES; ELIZABETH I (CEOFFIC2) (LETTERS); CECIL (WILLIAM); A LETTER BY THE FELLOWS OF TRINITY COLLEGE; CONWAY Bible THE OLD TESTAMENT (AUTHORIZED VERSION) (CEOTEST2) THE NEW TESTAMENT (AUTHORIZED VERSION) (CENTEST2) **************************************************************** EModE III (1640-1710) **************************************************************** Law STATUTES (VII) (CELAW3) Handbooks, other WALTON, THE COMPLEAT ANGLER (CEHAND3A) LANGFORD, PLAIN AND FULL INSTRUCTIONS (CEHAND3B) TO RAISE ALL SORTS OF FRUIT-TREES Science, other HOOKE, MICROGRAPHIA (CESCIE3A) BOYLE, ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM (CESCIE3B) Educational treatises LOCKE, DIRECTIONS CONCERNING EDUCATION (CEEDUC3A) HOOLE, A NEW DISCOVERY OF THE OLD ART (CEEDUC3B) OF TEACHING SCHOOLE Philosophy PRESTON, BOETHIUS (CEBOETH3) Sermons TILLOTSON, SERMONS (CESERM3A) TAYLOR (JEREMY), THE MARRIAGE RING (CESERM3B) Proceedings, trials THE TRIAL OF TITUS OATES (CETRI3A) THE TRIAL OF LADY ALICE LISLE (CETRI3B) History BURNET, ... HISTORY OF MY OWN TIME (CEHIST3A) MILTON, THE HISTORY OF BRITAIN (CEHIST3B) Travelogue FIENNES, THE JOURNEYS OF CELIA FIENNES (CETRAV3A) FRYER, A NEW ACCOUNT OF EAST INDIA (CETRAV3B) Diaries PEPYS, THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS (CEDIAR3A) EVELYN, THE DIARY OF JOHN EVELYN (CEDIAR3B) Biography, autobiography FOX, THE JOURNAL OF GEORGE FOX (CEAUTO3) Biography, other BURNET, SOME PASSAGES OF THE LIFE (CEBIO3) AND DEATH OF ... EARL OF ROCHESTER Fiction PENNY MERRIMENTS (CEFICT3A) BEHN, OROONOKO (CEFICT3B) Drama, comedies VANBRUGH, THE RELAPSE (CEPLAY3A) FARQUHAR, THE BEAUX STRATAGEM (CEPLAY3B) Letters, private HADDOCK (RICHARD, SR; RICHARD, JR; (CEPRIV3) NICHOLAS); STRYPE; OXINDEN (HENRY; ELIZABETH); HATTON (CHARLES; FRANCES; ALICE; ANNE; ELIZABETH); PINNEY (JANE; JOHN); HENRY (PHILIP) Letters, non-private SOMERS; SPENCER; A LETTER BY THE (CEOFFIC3) PRIVY COUNCIL; CAPEL; CHARLES II; OSBORNE; AUNGIER; A LETTER BY THE COMMISSIONERS **************************************************************** 3. Coding 3.1. Character Set A number of conventions have been introduced for coding special characters, typographical practices, editorial comments and so forth in the computerized version. The set of conventions used is introduced below. Main Coding Key The coding system is based on the set of ASCII codes (96 printable characters). In the list below the coding symbol is followed by the coded symbol. The character "=" stands for "represents". The use and functions of the codes are discussed in more detail in Section 3.2., below. I CHARACTERS USED A. Alphanumeric characters The following characters represent themselves: A = A a = a 0 = 0 B = B b = b 1 = 1 C = C c = c 2 = 2 Etc. B. Non-alphanumeric characters B.1. The following characters represent themselves: --------------------------------------------------------------- Dec. Hex.Char. Description --------------------------------------------------------------- 34 22 " = quotation marks (double quote) 39 27 ' = apostrophe (single quote) 40 28 ( = opening parenthesis (cf. B2.1., below) 41 29 ) = closing parenthesis (cf. B2.1., below) 45 2D - = hyphen or minus (within or outside a word) 33 21 ! = exclamation point 44 2C , = comma 46 2E . = period or decimal point 47 2F / = slash (cf. 'reference codes', 3.3.2., below; cf. 'punctuation', 3.2. (1c)) 58 3A : = colon 59 3B ; = semicolon 63 3F ? = question mark --------------------------------------------------------------- Abbreviations: Dec. = decimal code; Hex. = hexadecimal code; Char. = character. --------------------------------------------------------------- B.2. The following characters are used for coding purposes: B.2.1. Characters used for coding 'text levels': --------------------------------------------------------------- Dec. Hex. Char. Description --------------------------------------------------------------- 40 28 ( = opening parenthesis (cf. B.1., above) 41 29 ) = closing parenthesis (cf. B.1., above) 91 5B [ = opening bracket 93 5D ] = closing bracket 123 7B { = opening brace 125 7D } = closing brace 92 5C \ = back slash 94 5E ^ = circumflex --------------------------------------------------------------- 'Text levels': (^.....^) = 'font other than the basic font' (\.....\) = 'foreign language' (}.....}) = 'runes' [{.....{] = 'emendation' [\.....\] = 'editor's comment' [^.....^] = 'our comment' [}.....}] = 'heading' Cf. p. 28 ff.; for 'multiple text level' codes, cf. p. 36 ff. B.2.2. Characters other than those used for coding 'text levels': --------------------------------------------------------------- Dec. Hex. Char. Description --------------------------------------------------------------- 35 23 # = number sign (= 'line continues') 38 26 & = ampersand (= 'and', 'ond', 'et') 43 2B + = plus (= 'ash', 'eth' etc.) 60 3C < = less than (= 'reference codes', cf. 3.3.2.) 62 3E > = greater than (= 'reference codes', cf. 3.3.2.) 61 3D = = equals (= 'superscript') 96 60 ` = grave accent (= 'accent') 126 7E ~ = tilde (= 'abbreviation') --------------------------------------------------------------- 'Ash', 'eth', 'yogh', 'thorn' etc.: +A = u.c. ash +a = l.c.ash +D = u.c. eth +d = l.c.eth +G = u.c. yogh +g = l.c.yogh +T = u.c. thorn +t = l.c.thorn +TT = u.c. crossed thorn +tt = l.c.crossed thorn +Tt = - " - +L = pound sign (sterling) +e = l.c. e caudata II CHARACTERS NOT USED The following characters are not used: ------------------------------------- Dec. Hex.Char. Description ------------------------------------- 36 24 $ = dollar sign 37 25 % = percent sign 42 2A * = asterisk 64 40 @ = commercial at 95 5F _ = underline 124 7C | = vertical line -------------------------------------