epigraph
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epigraph

Name

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

Synopsis

Content Model

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

Attributes

Common attributes

Parameter Entities

The following parameter entities contain epigraph:

Parameter Entities
`%bookcomponent.content;`	`%component.mix;`	`%descobj.class;`
`%divcomponent.mix;`	`%refcomponent.mix;`

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, listitem, msgexplan, msgtext, partintro, preface, procedure, refsect1, refsect2, refsect3, refsynopsisdiv, sect1, sect2, sect3, sect4, sect5, section, setindex, simplesect, step.

Children

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

Examples

For examples, see chapter .

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