titleBlock

Node type: Block element (can contain only other elements)

Whitespace: Not protected

Definition

Contains content, such as titles, subtitles, and summaries, that comprise a header block of an xml file or cover component.

Code Sample

<titleBlock>

<titleNumber paraID="1">Section 1</titleNumber>

<title paraID="2">The Lord’s Preface: “The Voice of Warning”</title>

</titleBlock>

Notes

Wraps the title, subtitle, byline, and other elements making up the title block.

Marking in Microsoft Word

Inferred from paragraph styles that describe titleBlock's children. In chapter these are:

  • CHAP_epigraph
  • CHAP_intro
  • CHAP_kicker
  • CHAP_seriesTitle
  • CHAP_subtitle
  • CHAP_summary
  • CHAP_title
  • CHAP_titleNumber
  • CHAP-BIO_para
  • CHAP-BY_para
  • CHAP-EVT_para

These styles have equivalents for each of the other elements that can contain topic blocks. Here are a few of the permitted styles from other categories:

  • ARTCL_title
  • SUBART_subtitle
  • SECT_intro
  • COVERFR_seriesTitle
  • SPINE_title
  • MAST_title

Note: The paragraph style of all lines within a titleBlock should begin with the same four capital letters. For example, all lines within an unembedded titleBlock should have styles that begin with “TITL”. If this isn’t practical, use the xmlPara paragraph style to enter beginning and ending <titleBlock> tags. If the titleBlock is embedded, use beginning and ending tags in xmlPara in the surrounding structure as well.