Front Matter

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

Title Page

id

title

content

Examples

  • USFM

  • USX

\id FRT
...
\periph Title Page|id="title"
\mt1 Holy Bible
\mt3 with
\mt2 Deuterocanonicals/Apocrypha
\pc Good News Translation
\pc \fig |gntLogo.jpg|span||||\fig*
\pc \fig |absLogo.jpg|span||||\fig*
\pc American Bible Society
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<usx version="3.1">
  <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

id

halftitle

content

Examples

  • USFM

  • USX

\id FRT
...
\periph Half Title Page|id="halftitle"
\mt1 Holy Bible
\pc Good News Translation
\pc \fig |gntLogo.jpg|span||||\fig*
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<usx version="3.1">
  <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

id

promo

content

Imprimatur

id

imprimatur

content

Publication Data

id

pubdata

content

Foreword

id

foreword

content

Preface

id

preface

content

Table of Contents

id

contents

content

Examples

  • USFM

  • USX

\id FRT
...
\periph Table of Contents|id="contents"
\mt Contents
\s Old Testament
\tr  \th1 Name  \thr2 Page \th3 Name \thr4 Page
\tr \tc1 Genesis \tcr2 # \tc3 Ecclesiastes \tcr4 #
\tr \tc1 Exodus \tcr2 # \tc3 Song of Songs \tcr4 #
\tr \tc1 Leviticus \tcr2 # \tc3 Isaiah \tcr4 #
...
\s New Testament
\tr  \th1 Name  \thr2 Page \th3 Name \thr4 Page
\tr \tc1 Matthew \tcr2 # \tc3 1 Timothy \tcr4 #
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<usx version="3.1">
  <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="thr2" align="end">Page</cell>
        <cell style="th3" align="start">Name</cell>
        <cell style="thr4" align="end">Page</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">Genesis</cell>
        <cell style="tcr2" align="end">#</cell>
        <cell style="tc3" align="start">Ecclesiastes</cell>
        <cell style="tcr4" align="end">#</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">Exodus</cell>
        <cell style="tcr2" align="end">#</cell>
        <cell style="tc3" align="start">Song of Songs</cell>
        <cell style="tcr4" align="end">#</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">Leviticus</cell>
        <cell style="tcr2" align="end">#</cell>
        <cell style="tc3" align="start">Isaiah</cell>
        <cell style="tcr4" align="end">#</cell>
      </row>
      ...
    </table>
    <para style="s1">New Testament</para>
    <table>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="th1" align="start">Name</cell>
        <cell style="thr2" align="end">Page</cell>
        <cell style="th3" align="start">Name</cell>
        <cell style="thr4" align="end">Page</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">Matthew</cell>
        <cell style="tcr2" align="end">#</cell>
        <cell style="tc3" align="start">1 Timothy</cell>
        <cell style="tcr4" align="end">#</cell>
      </row>
      ...
    </table>
  </periph>
</usx>

Alphabetical Contents

id

alphacontents

content

Table of Abbreviations

id

abbreviations

content

Examples

  • USFM

  • USX

\id FRT
...
\periph Table of Abbreviations|id="abbreviations"
\mt1 Alphabetical List of Biblical Books and Abbreviations
\tr  \th1 Name \th2 Abbreviation
\tr  \tc1 Acts \tc2 Ac
\tr  \tc1 Amos \tc2 Am
\tr  \tc1 1 Chronicles \tc2 1Ch
\tr  \tc1 2 Chronicles \tc2 2Ch
\tr  \tc1 Colossians \tc2 Col
\tr  \tc1 1 Corinthians \tc2 1Co
\tr  \tc1 2 Corinthians \tc2 2Co
\tr  \tc1 Daniel \tc2 Dn
...
\s1 Other Abbreviations
\tr  \th1 Name \th2 Abbreviation
\tr  \tc1 Circa (around) \tc2 c
\tr  \tc1 Old Testament \tc2 OT
\tr  \tc1 New Testament \tc2 NT
\tr  \tc1 Septuagint \tc2 LXX
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<usx version="3.1">
  <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">Abbreviation</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">Acts</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">Ac</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">Amos</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">Am</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">1 Chronicles</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">1Ch</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">2 Chronicles</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">2Ch</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">Colossians</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">Col</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">1 Corinthians</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">1Co</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">2 Corinthians</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">2Co</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">Daniel</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">Dan</cell>
      </row>
      ...
    </table>
    <para style="s1">Other Abbreviations</para>
    <table>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="th1" align="start">Name</cell>
        <cell style="th2" align="start">Abbrev.</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">Circa (around)</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">c</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">Old Testament</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">OT</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">New Testament</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">NT</cell>
      </row>
      <row style="tr">
        <cell style="tc1" align="start">Septuagint</cell>
        <cell style="tc2" align="start">LXX</cell>
      </row>
      ...
    </table>
  </periph>
</usx>