The front matter section in the xml contains the information for all roman numbered pages. In general the front matter consist of multiple parts each with a unique id, consisting of FM and a 6-digit number stating with 1 (FM000001, FM000002, etc. The @specific-use="online" determines if a specific part is being listed in the table of contents at brill.com. The following table gives an overview of the general parts of the front matter. The numbering refers to the XML-sample below.
| nr | title | required | @specific-use="online" | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Preliminary Material | YES | YES | The first front matter part is the complete roman numbered section of the title, presented as "Preliminary Material" at brill.com. A PDF-file with this section is included. Since the front matter is the first part of the title, this PDF-file has a s001-ID. At brill.com, free access to this PDF is given. There is no need to add the <ali:free_to_read>-element. Since the complete front matter is included in the PDF, no PDF of separate parts of the front matter are included in the webready package. |
| 2 | Half Title Page | YES | Brill titles start with a half title page at page i. At brill.com this page is not displayed separately (the @specific-use="online" is omitted) | |
| 3 | Series Page | NO | If the title is published in a series, the series information is included at page ii of the PDF | |
| 4 | Title Page | YES | Page iii in the pdf contains the Title page information, including imprint. | |
| 5 | Copyright Page | YES | YES | Page iv contains the copyright information. This information is also made available at bril..com as full text only (no separate PDF). |
| 6 | Dedication | NO | YES | Use |
| <dedication> | ||||
| 7 | Motto | NO | YES | |
| 8 | Contents | YES | Use <toc>. The table of contents consist of nested <toc-entry>-elements, each with - if applicable - a <label>-element and a <title>-element. <subtitle> and <contrib>-elements might be added to the table of contens entries. <contrib>-elements are in general used in table of contents of edited volumes. | |
| 9 | Acknowledgements | NO | YES | Use <ack> |
| 10 | Note on Translations and Transcriptions | NO | YES | Added if present |
Besides the 10 front matter parts listed in the table and in the sample below, other parts might be used such a List of Illustrations or List of Tables.
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