epigraph

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

Synopsis

epigraph ::=

Sequence of:
- info? (db.titleforbidden.info)
- attribution?
- One or more of:
  - literallayout
  - Paragraph elements
    anchor
    formalpara
    para
    simpara

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

No additional 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.

Attributes

Common attributes and common linking attributes.

any attribute: Any attribute in any other explicit namespace

Parents

These elements contain epigraph: abstract, acknowledgements, annotation, answer, appendix, article, bibliodiv, bibliography, bibliolist, blockquote, callout, calloutlist, caption (db.caption), caution, chapter, colophon, constraintdef, cover, danger, dedication, entry, example, figure, footnote, glossary, glossdef, glossdiv, glosslist, important, index, indexdiv, informalexample, informalfigure, itemizedlist, legalnotice, listitem, meta (db.meta.content), 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.