The list of witnesses or
<listWit>
<listWit> , which forms part of the <sourceDesc>, contains the lists of manuscripts, codices, fragments, papyri and bibliography to be cited in the critical apparatus of our edition.
It is appropriate to create a different list for each type of witness, and add to each one its own descriptive header (
<head>
<head>). For example:
<listWit n="codetfrag">
<head>Codices et fragmenta</head>
<witness xml:id="D">
<abbr type="siglum">D</abbr>
codex Collegii S. Iohannis apud Cantabrigienses D 12 saec. X/XI
</witness>
<witness xml:id="cett">
<abbr type="siglum">cett.</abbr>
ceteri codices aut omnes praeter eos qui separatim laudantur
</witness>
<witness xml:id="N">
<abbr type="siglum">N</abbr>
codex Genauensis Bodmerianus (olim Cheltoniensis) saec. X/XI
</witness>
<listWit copyOf="#N">
<witness xml:id="Nac">
<abbr type="siglum">N<hi rendition="simple:superscript">ac</hi></abbr>
codex Genauensis Bodmerianus (olim Cheltoniensis) saec. X/XI
<desc>lectio codicis ante correctionem</desc>
</witness>
<witness xml:id="Npc">
<abbr type="siglum">N<hi rendition="simple:superscript">pc</hi></abbr>
codex Genauensis Bodmerianus (olim Cheltoniensis) saec. X/XI
<desc>lectio codicis post correctionem</desc>
</witness>
</listWit>
</listWit>
<listWit n="laudata">
<head>Opera in apparatu laudata</head>
<witness xml:id="Alton1923">
<abbr type="siglum">Alton 1923</abbr>
<bibl>
<author>Alton, E.H.</author>
<date>1923</date>
<title level="a">Notes on the <title>Thebaid</title> of Statius</title>
<title level="j">CQ</title>
<biblScope unit="vol">17</biblScope>
<biblScope unit="pp">175-187</biblScope>
</bibl>
</witness>
<witness xml:id="Gronouius1653">
<abbr type="siglum">Gronouius 1653</abbr>
<bibl>
<editor role="ed.">Gronouius, F.</editor>
<date>1653</date>
<title level="m">P. Papinii Statii Opera</title>
<pubPlace>Amstelodami</pubPlace>
</bibl>
</witness>
</listWit>
<listWit n="codetfrag">
<head>Codices et fragmenta</head>
<witness xml:id="D">
<abbr type="siglum">D</abbr>
codex Collegii S. Iohannis apud Cantabrigienses D 12 saec. X/XI
</witness>
<witness xml:id="cett">
<abbr type="siglum">cett.</abbr>
ceteri codices aut omnes praeter eos qui separatim laudantur
</witness>
<witness xml:id="N">
<abbr type="siglum">N</abbr>
codex Genauensis Bodmerianus (olim Cheltoniensis) saec. X/XI
</witness>
<listWit copyOf="#N">
<witness xml:id="Nac">
<abbr type="siglum">N<hi rendition="simple:superscript">ac</hi></abbr>
codex Genauensis Bodmerianus (olim Cheltoniensis) saec. X/XI
<desc>lectio codicis ante correctionem</desc>
</witness>
<witness xml:id="Npc">
<abbr type="siglum">N<hi rendition="simple:superscript">pc</hi></abbr>
codex Genauensis Bodmerianus (olim Cheltoniensis) saec. X/XI
<desc>lectio codicis post correctionem</desc>
</witness>
</listWit>
</listWit>
<listWit n="laudata">
<head>Opera in apparatu laudata</head>
<witness xml:id="Alton1923">
<abbr type="siglum">Alton 1923</abbr>
<bibl>
<author>Alton, E.H.</author>
<date>1923</date>
<title level="a">Notes on the <title>Thebaid</title> of Statius</title>
<title level="j">CQ</title>
<biblScope unit="vol">17</biblScope>
<biblScope unit="pp">175-187</biblScope>
</bibl>
</witness>
<witness xml:id="Gronouius1653">
<abbr type="siglum">Gronouius 1653</abbr>
<bibl>
<editor role="ed.">Gronouius, F.</editor>
<date>1653</date>
<title level="m">P. Papinii Statii Opera</title>
<pubPlace>Amstelodami</pubPlace>
</bibl>
</witness>
</listWit>
<listWit n="codetfrag"> <head>Codices et fragmenta</head> <witness xml:id="D"> <abbr type="siglum">D</abbr> codex Collegii S. Iohannis apud Cantabrigienses D 12 saec. X/XI </witness> <witness xml:id="cett"> <abbr type="siglum">cett.</abbr> ceteri codices aut omnes praeter eos qui separatim laudantur </witness> <witness xml:id="N"> <abbr type="siglum">N</abbr> codex Genauensis Bodmerianus (olim Cheltoniensis) saec. X/XI </witness> <listWit copyOf="#N"> <witness xml:id="Nac"> <abbr type="siglum">N<hi rendition="simple:superscript">ac</hi></abbr> codex Genauensis Bodmerianus (olim Cheltoniensis) saec. X/XI <desc>lectio codicis ante correctionem</desc> </witness> <witness xml:id="Npc"> <abbr type="siglum">N<hi rendition="simple:superscript">pc</hi></abbr> codex Genauensis Bodmerianus (olim Cheltoniensis) saec. X/XI <desc>lectio codicis post correctionem</desc> </witness> </listWit> </listWit> <listWit n="laudata"> <head>Opera in apparatu laudata</head> <witness xml:id="Alton1923"> <abbr type="siglum">Alton 1923</abbr> <bibl> <author>Alton, E.H.</author> <date>1923</date> <title level="a">Notes on the <title>Thebaid</title> of Statius</title> <title level="j">CQ</title> <biblScope unit="vol">17</biblScope> <biblScope unit="pp">175-187</biblScope> </bibl> </witness> <witness xml:id="Gronouius1653"> <abbr type="siglum">Gronouius 1653</abbr> <bibl> <editor role="ed.">Gronouius, F.</editor> <date>1653</date> <title level="m">P. Papinii Statii Opera</title> <pubPlace>Amstelodami</pubPlace> </bibl> </witness> </listWit>
As can be seen in the example, the
<listWit>
<listWit> are composed of an initial <head>
<head> which describes what the list contains (like the <listBibl>
<listBibl>), followed by each of the witnesses or <witness>
<witness> to be cited in the critical apparatus.
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