Template:Sourcetext
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Description
Template for linking to standardised Wikisource texts.
Usage
|source= |
the source text (must be defined, or the template will generate an error) |
|version= |
version of the source text (optional, use if there is more than one version of a text, for example, Bible translations, etc) |
|book= |
the book of the source text (optional, use if chapters or books are defined as subpages) |
|chapter= |
the chapter of the book of the source text (chapter/anchor of the book) |
|verse= |
the verse of the chapter of the book of the source text (verse of the book) |
|range= |
specific verse range (optional range, will not link to these verses, will only display); use the character "–" (–). |
|nobook= |
if defined, will not display a book name |
|showsource= |
if defined, will display the title of the source text |
Examples
- Code: {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=1|verse=10|range=, 18}}, {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=3|verse=11|range=–21|nobook=}}
- Renders as: 1 Samuel 1:10, 18, 3:11–21
- Code: {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Esther|chapter=4|verse=6|range=–10}}
- Renders as: Esther 4:6–10
- Code: {{Sourcetext|source=The Canterbury Tales|book=The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale|chapter=19}}
- Renders as: The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale 19
- Code: {{Sourcetext|source=The Man From Snowy River}}
- Renders as: The Man From Snowy River
- Code: {{Sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=D&C 91|verse=1|range=–12|showsource=y}}
- Renders as: The Doctrine and Covenants, D&C 91:1–12
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