epigraph

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$Date: 2002/06/12 11:18:09 $

epigraph — A short inscription at the beginning of a document or component

Synopsis

Content Model

epigraph ::=
(attribution?,
 ((formalpara|para|simpara)|
  literallayout)+)

Attributes

Common attributes

Description

An Epigraph is a short inscription, often a quotation or poem, set at the beginning of a document or component. Epigraphs are usually related somehow to the content that follows them and may help set the tone for the component.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

Future Changes

Epigraph will not be allowed in BlockQuote in DocBook V4.0.

Parents

These elements contain epigraph: appendix, article, bibliodiv, bibliography, blockquote, callout, chapter, glossary, glossdiv, index, itemizedlist, listitem, msgexplan, msgtext, orderedlist, partintro, preface, procedure, refsect1, refsect2, refsect3, refsection, refsynopsisdiv, sect1, sect2, sect3, sect4, sect5, section, setindex, simplesect, step, taskprerequisites, taskrelated, tasksummary, variablelist.

Children

The following elements occur in epigraph: attribution, formalpara, literallayout, para, simpara.

Examples

For examples, see chapter.