Front Matter¶

The FRT book and its divisions can be used for storing material which is typically presented at the start of a scripture publication, before the first book of scripture.

General

Use the following elements (or other appropriate USX elements and <para> or <char> @style types, as required) to create front matter information or introductory content for specific divisions.

Title Page¶

<para> @style mt# - Main title.
<para> @style pc - Centered paragraph.
<figure> - Figure.

Text Sample

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<usx version="3.0">
    <book code="FRT" style="id" />
    <periph alt="Title Page" id="title">
        <para style="mt1">Holy Bible</para>
        <para style="mt3">with</para>
        <para style="mt2">Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha</para>
        <para style="pc">Good News Translation</para>
        <para style="pc">
            <figure style="fig" desc="GNT Logo" file="gntLogo.jpg" size="span" loc="" copy="" ref="" />
        </para>
        <para style="pc">
            <figure style="fig" desc="ABS Logo" file="absLogo.jpg" size="span" loc="" copy="" ref="" />
        </para>
        <para style="pc">American Bible Society</para>
    </periph>
</usx>

Half Title Page¶

<para> @style mt# - Main title.
<para> @style pc - Centered paragraph.
<figure> - Figure.

Text Sample

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<usx version="3.0">
    <book code="FRT" style="id" />
    <periph alt="Half Title Page" id="halftitle">
        <para style="mt1">Holy Bible</para>
        <para style="pc">Good News Translation</para>
        <para style="pc">
            <figure style="fig" desc="GNT Logo" file="gntLogo.jpg" size="span" loc="" copy="" ref="" />
        </para>
    </periph>
</usx>

Promotional Page¶

<para> @style mt# - Main title.
<para> @style s# - Section heading.
<para> @style p - Paragraph.
<para> @style m - Flush left (margin) paragraph.
<para> @style pi# - Indented paragraph.
<para> @style li# - List item.
<para> @style q# - Poetic line.

Imprimatur¶

<para> @style mt# - Main title.
<para> @style pc - Centered paragraph.
<para> @style p - Paragraph.
<table> - For any tabular data.
<figure> - Figure.

Publication Data¶

<para> @style mt# - Main title.
<para> @style pc - Centered paragraph.
<para> @style p - Paragraph.
<table> - For any tabular data.

Foreword¶

<para> @style mt# - Main title.
<para> @style s# - Section heading.
<para> @style p - Paragraph.
<para> @style m - Flush left (margin) paragraph.
<para> @style pi# - Indented paragraph.
<para> @style li# - List item.
<para> @style q# - Poetic line.
<table> - For any tabular data.
<char> @style bk, qt, tl or other <char> @style types.
<figure> - Figure.

Preface¶

<para> @style mt# - Main title.
<para> @style s# - Section heading.
<para> @style p - Paragraph.
<para> @style m - Flush left (margin) paragraph.
<para> @style pi# - Indented paragraph.
<para> @style li# - List item.
<para> @style q# - Poetic line.
<table> - For any tabular data.
<char> @style bk, qt, tl or other <char> @style types.
<figure> - Figure.

Table of Contents¶

<para> @style mt# - Main title.
<para> @style s# - Section heading.
<table> - For any tabular data.

Text Sample

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<usx version="3.0">
    <book code="FRT" style="id" />
    <periph alt="Table of Contents" id="contents">
        <para style="mt1">Contents</para>
        <para style="s1">Old Testament</para>
        <table>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Name</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="end">Page</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="start">Name</cell>
                <cell style="th4" align="end">Page</cell>
            </row>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Genesis</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="end">#</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="start">Ecclesiastes</cell>
                <cell style="th4" align="end">#</cell>
            </row>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Exodus</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="end">#</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="start">Song of Songs</cell>
                <cell style="th4" align="end">#</cell>
            </row>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Leviticus</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="end">#</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="start">Isaiah</cell>
                <cell style="th4" align="end">#</cell>
            </row>
            ...
        </table>
        <para style="s1">New Testament</para>
        <table>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Name</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="end">Page</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="start">Name</cell>
                <cell style="th4" align="end">Page</cell>
            </row>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Matthew</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="end">#</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="start">1 Timothy</cell>
                <cell style="th4" align="end">#</cell>
            </row>
            ...
        </table>
    </periph>
</usx>

Alphabetical Contents¶

<para> @style mt# - Main title.
<para> @style s# - Section heading.
<table> - For any tabular data.

Table of Abbreviations¶

<para> @style mt# - Main title.
<para> @style s# - Section heading.
<table> - For any tabular data.

Text Sample

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<usx version="3.0">
    <book code="FRT" style="id" />
    <periph alt="Table of Abbreviations" id="abbreviations">
        <para style="mt1">Alphabetical List of Biblical Books and Abbreviations</para>
        <table>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Name</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="start">Abbrev.</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="end">Page</cell>
            </row>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Acts</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="start">Ac</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="end">#</cell>
            </row>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Amos</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="start">Am</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="end">#</cell>
            </row>
            ...
        </table>
        <para style="s1">Other Abbreviations</para>
        <table>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Term</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="start">Abbrev.</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="end">Page</cell>
            </row>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Circa (around)</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="start">c</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="end">#</cell>
            </row>
            <row style="tr">
                <cell style="th1" align="start">Old Testament</cell>
                <cell style="th2" align="start">OT</cell>
                <cell style="th3" align="end">#</cell>
            </row>
            ...
        </table>
    </periph>
</usx>