epigraph
epigraph — A short inscription at the beginning of a document or component.
Synopsis
epigraph ::= ![[-]](figs/web/nav/down.gif)
![[+]](figs/web/nav/right.gif)
- Sequence of:
info? (db.titleforbidden.info)attribution?- One or more of:
literallayout- Paragraph elements
Attributes
Additional Constraints
- If this element is the root element, it must have a version attribute.
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
These elements contain epigraph: acknowledgements, annotation, answer, appendix, article, bibliodiv, bibliography, bibliolist, blockquote, callout, calloutlist, caption (db.caption), caution, chapter, colophon, constraintdef, cover, dedication, entry, example, figure, footnote, glossary, glossdef, glossdiv, glosslist, important, index, indexdiv, informalexample, informalfigure, itemizedlist, legalnotice, listitem, msgexplan, msgtext, note, orderedlist, para, partintro, preface, procedure, qandadiv, qandaset, question, refsect1, refsect2, refsect3, refsection, refsynopsisdiv, result, revdescription, sect1, sect2, sect3, sect4, sect5, section, setindex, sidebar, simplesect, step, taskprerequisites, taskrelated, tasksummary, td, textobject, th, tip, toc, tocdiv, topic, variablelist, warning.
Children
The following elements occur in epigraph: anchor, attribution, formalpara, info (db.titleforbidden.info), literallayout, para, simpara.