mei:creation 

Non-bibliographic details of the creation of an intellectual entity, in
narrative form, such as the date, place, and circumstances of its composition. More detailed
information may be captured within the history element.

Element Information

Model

mei:date | mei:name | mei:corpName | mei:persName | (mei:repository) | (mei:geogName)
Children: mei:corpName, mei:date, mei:geogName, mei:name, mei:persName, mei:repository

Attributes

QName Type Fixed Default Use Inheritable Annotation
analog xs:string optional 
Contains a reference to a field or element in another descriptive encoding
system to which this MEI element is comparable.
facs restriction of list of mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Permits the current element to reference a facsimile surface or image zone
which corresponds to it.
label xs:string optional 
Provides a name or label for an element. The value may be any
string.
n optional 
Provides a number-like designation for an element.
translit xs:NMTOKEN optional 
Specifies the transliteration technique used.
xml:base mei:mei_data.URI optional 
Provides a base URI reference with which applications can resolve relative
URI references into absolute URI references.
xml:id xs:ID optional 
Regularizes the naming of an element and thus facilitates building links
between it and other resources. Each id attribute within a document must have a unique
value.
xml:lang xs:language optional 
Identifies the language of the element's content. The values for this
attribute are language 'tags' as defined in BCP 47. All language tags that make use of
private use sub-tags must be documented in a corresponding language element in the MEI
header whose id attribute is the same as the language tag's value.

Used By

Element Group mei:mei_model.biblPart
Elements mei:mei_model.expressionLike, mei:mei_model.workLike

Source 

<xs:element name="creation">
  <xs:annotation>
    <xs:documentation>Non-bibliographic details of the creation of an intellectual entity, in narrative form, such as the date, place, and circumstances of its composition. More detailed information may be captured within the history element.</xs:documentation>
  </xs:annotation>
  <xs:complexType mixed="true">
    <xs:choice minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
      <xs:element ref="mei:date"/>
      <xs:group ref="mei:mei_model.nameLike"/>
    </xs:choice>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.common.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.bibl.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.facsimile.attributes"/>
    <xs:attributeGroup ref="mei:mei_att.lang.attributes"/>
  </xs:complexType>
</xs:element>

Sample