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	FID	Name	Type	Description	Controlled Vocabulary
Support
	1359	subject_of_description	foreign key document	The document that is the subject of the physical description.
	1341	material	vocabulary	Description of the material of which the object is composed.	Material vocab perg chart mixed unknown
	1342	form	vocabulary	\"[T]he form of the object in its original state, before any mutilation, rebinding, etc.\" Consolidated TEI Schema objectDesc[@form])	PhysicalForm vocab codex roll sheet unknown
Current Measurements
	1360	folio_size_width	text	The current width of the folio size in millimeters. If unknown, enter \"NA\"
	1361	folio_size_height	text	The current height of the folio size in millimeters. If unknown, enter \"NA\"
	1362	folio_size_reference	text	An in-line citation (or URL of a library finding aid) documenting where the measurements were described. If the measurements are unknown, enter \"NA\"
Original Measurements
	1343	estimated_folio_size_height	text	The height in millimeters (a range is permitted) of the folio size in the witness as it would have been before any mutilation, rebinding, etc.
	1344	estimated_folio_size_width	text	The width in millimeters (a range is permitted) of the folio size in the witness as it would have been before any mutilation, rebinding, etc.
	1345	estimated_folio_size_reference	text	An in-line citation (or URL of a library finding aid) documenting where the measurements were described.
Decorations
	1346	has_decorations	vocabulary	Decorations that are unrelated to the text. They include decorated letters (initials), rubrication, and pictures that do not illustrate scenes connected to the accompanying text.	Decorations vocab unknown initial rubrication incomplete dec. no decoration unrelated pictures
	1347	amount_of_illustrations	vocabulary	Decorations that are related to the text, which illustrate a scene in the story. Select the category that matches the number most specialists agree are present and completed.	CountCategories vocab unknown none one more than one
Layout
	1348	writing_surface_area_height	text	Height in millimeters (a range is permitted) of the writing area. Equivalent to dimensions[@type=\"written\"]/height
	1349	writing_surface_area_width	text	Width in millimeters (a range is permitted) of the writing area. Equivalent to dimensions[@type=\"written\"]/width
	1350	writing_surface_area_reference	text	An in-line citation for the source of the information about the dimensions of the witness\'s writing area.
	1351	number_of_columns	text	An estimation of the number of columns in the writing area, equivalent to the @columns attribute of layout in TEI.
	1352	number_of_lines_in_writing_area	text	An estimation of the number of lines of text per page or per column, equivalent to the @writtenLines attribute of layout in TEI.
	1353	above_top_line	vocabulary	The text starts above the top ruled line on the page. If no, then the text starts at the line below the top line.	yes/no vocab Yes No unknown
Script Type
	1354	script_type	vocabulary	Principal script type of the witness.	MainScriptType vocab unknown praegothica textualis cursiva hybrida
	1355	subscript_type	vocabulary	More refined definition of the main script type.	SubScriptType vocab textualisNorthern textualisSouthern semitextualis humanisticaTextualis humanisticaSemitextualis humanisticaCursiva cancelleresca bastarda lettre batarde secretary anglicana anglicana formata
Review
	1183	review_status	vocabulary	Status of record\'s preparation for public view.	_record review vocab Action required Open Publish
	1248	review_note	text	Information to help with review of this entity.