A typical book
, in English at least,
consists of some meta-information in an info
(title
, author
,
copyright
, etc.), one or more
preface
s, several chapter
s, and
perhaps a few appendix
es. A book
may
also contain bibliography
s,
glossary
s, index
es, and a colophon
.
Example 2-1 shows the structure of a typical book. Additional content is required where the ellipses occur.
Example 2-1. A typical book
<book> <info> <title>My First Book</title> <author><firstname>Jane</firstname><surname>Doe</surname></author> <copyright><year>2010</year><holder>Jane Doe</holder></copyright> </info> <preface><title>Foreword</title> ... </preface> <chapter> ... </chapter> <chapter> ... </chapter> <chapter> ... </chapter> <appendix> ... </appendix> <appendix> ... </appendix> <index> ... </index> </book>