epigraph

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

Synopsis

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.

Parents [+]

This element occurs in 73 elements.

Children

The following elements occur in epigraph: anchor, attribution, formalpara, info (db.titleforbidden.info), literallayout, para, simpara.

Last revised by Norman Walsh on 6 Jun 2011 (git hash: 6ffcc7640bbc5f852a318e452c9f210f03292cb9)