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Book

Name

Book---Book

Synopsis

Content Model
  ((Title, TitleAbbrev?)?, BookInfo?, Dedication?, ToC?
  , LoT*, (Glossary | Bibliography | Preface)*
  , (((Chapter)+, Reference*) | Part+ | Reference+
  | (Article)+), (Appendix)*, (Glossary | Bibliography)*
  , (Index | SetIndex)*, LoT*
  , ToC?)+
  (IndexTerm | BeginPage)

Inclusions

Book includes these elements at every level:

  IndexTerm | BeginPage

Attributes

This element has common and Role attributes.

Name Value(s) Type Default Value
FPI CDATA #IMPLIED  
Label CDATA #IMPLIED  
Status CDATA #IMPLIED  

Tag Minimization

The start-tag is required for this element. The end-tag is optional, if your SGML declaration allows minimization.

Description

Book is a collection of book components. The Book content model is loose enough to accomodate English, French, and Japanese books. A Book may have a Title and TitleAbbrev, followed in order by an optional BookInfo, an optional ToC, any number of LoTs, any number of Prefaces, main contents, and back matter.

The main contents are required, and must be one or more Parts; one or more Chapters followed by any number of References; one or more Articles; or one or more References.

All back matter is optional, but must appear in order: any number of Appendices, a Glossary, a Bibliography, and any number of Indexes and SetIndexes, followed by any number of LoTs followed by an optional ToC.

Book has Status, FPI, Label, and common attributes.

Parents

Book occurs in Set.

Children

Book contains these elements: Appendix, Article, BeginPage, Bibliography, BookInfo, Chapter, Dedication, Glossary, Index, IndexTerm, LoT, Part, Preface, Reference, SetIndex, Title, TitleAbbrev, and ToC.

In some contexts, additional elements may be allowed by inclusions in parent elements.

Attributes

FPI

FPI holds a Formal Public Identifier for the Book or Set.

Label

Label holds an identifying number or string to be output in some manner when the element it is applied to is rendered.

Status

Editorial or publication status ofthe element it applies to, such as "in review" or "approved for distribution." There is no default.

Examples

<BOOK>
<TITLE>My Short SGML Book</TITLE>
<BOOKINFO>
<BOOKBIBLIO>
<AUTHORGROUP>
<AUTHOR>
<FIRSTNAME>George</FIRSTNAME>
<SURNAME>Tirebiter</SURNAME>
</AUTHOR>
</AUTHORGROUP>
</BOOKBIBLIO>
</BOOKINFO>
<TOC></TOC>
<LOT></LOT>
<PREFACE>
<TITLE>Introduction</TITLE>
<PARA>Short paragraph.
</PARA>
</PREFACE>
<PART>
<TITLE>This Part Is First</TITLE>
<PARTINTRO>
<TITLE>Introducing This Part</TITLE>
<PARA>This Part is like no other Part.</PARA>
</PARTINTRO>
<CHAPTER>
<TITLE>A Chapter</TITLE>
<PARA>Short paragraph.
</PARA>
</CHAPTER>
<CHAPTER>
<TITLE>Another Chapter</TITLE>
<PARA>Short paragraph.
</PARA>
</CHAPTER>
</PART>
<PART>
<TITLE>This Part Is Second</TITLE>
<CHAPTER>
<TITLE>Yet Another Chapter</TITLE>
<PARA>Short paragraph.
</PARA>
</CHAPTER>
<CHAPTER>
<TITLE>Still Yet Another Chapter</TITLE>
<PARA>Short paragraph.
</PARA>
</CHAPTER>
</PART>
<APPENDIX LABEL="A">
<TITLE>One Appendix</TITLE>
<PARA>Short paragraph.
</PARA>
</APPENDIX>
<APPENDIX LABEL="B">
<TITLE>The Other Appendix</TITLE>
<PARA>Short paragraph.
</PARA>
</APPENDIX>
<GLOSSARY>
<GLOSSENTRY>
<GLOSSTERM>fum</GLOSSTERM>
<GLOSSDEF>
<PARA>Syllable following "fee, fie, fo"</PARA>
</GLOSSDEF>
</GLOSSENTRY>
</GLOSSARY>
<BIBLIOGRAPHY>
<BIBLIOENTRY>
<BOOKBIBLIO>
<TITLE>Recursive Tooth Exercises
</TITLE>
<AUTHORGROUP>
<AUTHOR>
<FIRSTNAME>George</FIRSTNAME>
<SURNAME>Tirebiter</SURNAME>
</AUTHOR>
</AUTHORGROUP>
</BOOKBIBLIO>
</BIBLIOENTRY>
</BIBLIOGRAPHY>
<INDEX></INDEX>
</BOOK>


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