| Unitary
and composite texts | Using <text> to encode both individual texts and groups of texts |
| Groups
of texts | Criteria for deciding whether to use <group> |
| Embedding
<text> | Using <text> for encoding embedded narratives, letters, and other documents |
| Letters
embedded within other works | More details on encoding embedded letters, a special case of embedded texts. |
| Unique
identification of the <text>
element | Details on using the id= attribute on <text>, both for independent documents and for embedded texts |
| Front
matter | General notes on encoding front matter, including the various types of prefatory material |
| Back
matter | General notes on encoding back matter, including the various types of concluding material |
| Divisions
of the text: general | General notes on the function and use of <div>, including its basic internal structure |
| Divisions
of the text: types of <div> | Specific discussion of possible types of <div> |
| Numbering:
general | Use of the n= attribute and handling of line numbering |
| Numbering
of divisions | Use of numbered versus unnumbered <div> elements |
| Frontispieces | Use of <div type="frontispiece"> |
| Advertisements | Encoding of two different kinds of advertisements: advertisements for other books, and preliminary addresses to the reader |
| Tables
of contents | Encoding of tables of contents with <list> inside <div type="contents">, with internal encoding to capture the functional parts of the table of contents information, such as page numbers and titles. |
| Comparison
of indexes and tables of contents | Differences between tables of contents (ordered by location in the book) and indexes (ordered by topic). |
| Headings | Use of <head> to encode headings, and permissible values for type= attribute |
| Heads
and labels | Comparison of headings and labels, and the use of <head> and <label> |
| Argument | Definition of argument, and use of <argument> element |
| Epigraphs | Encoding of epigraphs with either <epigraph> or <div type="epigraph"> depending on their structural location. |
| Dedications | Encoding dedications using <div type="dedication">; distinguishing between dedications and other prefatory material |
| Openers | Using <opener> to group together information at the top of a division (especially in letters); the usual contents of <opener> |
| Closers
and trailers
| Using <closer> to group together information at the bottom of a division (especially in letters); the usual contents of <closer>; difference between <closer> and <trailer> |
| Salutes
and signatures | Encoding of salutations and signatures in letters using <salute> and <signed> |
| Lists:
subscriber lists | Encoding subscriber lists using <list type="subscriber">, including handling of “ditto” used for repeated items |
| Lists:
errata | Encoding of errata lists with <div type="corrigenda"> and a nested <list type="errata">. Within each list item, further encoding captures the functional components such as the error, the page number, etc. |
| Overlapping
and fragmented elements | Strategies for handling overlapping textual features, particularly quotations and poetry |
| Letters:
general notes | General information on encoding letters in three different contexts: within collections, embedded in other works, and as prefatory material |
| Letters
as prefatory material | Encoding letters which serve as prefatory material |
| Collections
of letters | Encoding collections of letters using <div type="letter">, and description of internal structure |
| Postscripts,
<ps> | Encoding of postscripts using the WWP element <ps> |
| Essays | Identification and encoding of essays |
| Journal
and diary entries | Encoding of diary and journal entries using <div type="entry"> |
| Lists:
general notes | Encoding lists, including discussion of criteria for identifying lists |
| Quotations | Encoding of quotations, distinction between use of <q> and <quote>, treatment of quotation marks |
| Figures | Encoding of figures and illustrations using <figure>; handling of text within figures; discussion of the WWP’s changes to the content model of <figure> |