Template:Infobox book

We are still working on several areas of the Wiki. Thank you for your patience.

Jump to: navigation, search
[[File:{{{image}}}|frameless|upright=1.25|alt=]]

Infobox book

[view] [edit] [history] [purge] Documentation icon Template documentation

This template is used to present a consistently-formatted table for use in articles about books.

Usage


caption
Author(s) author
Country country
Language language
Publisher publisher, publisher2
Publication date pub_date
Media type media_type
Pages pages
ISBN isbn
{{Infobox book
| name             = 
| image            = 
| image_size       = 
| caption          = 
| author           = 
| country          = 
| language         = 
| publisher        = 
| publisher2       = 
| pub_date         = 
| media_type       = 
| pages            = 
| isbn             = 
}}

Parameters

name
Book name. If parameter is left blank, name will be inherited from page title.
image
Image (prefer 1st edition – where permitted),
image_size
Default size is 200px. Use a number to change image size
caption
Image caption (should describe the edition used)
author
Author(s)
country
Country of original publication
language
Language of original book
publisher
Publisher of main publication (prefer 1st edition)
publisher2
Compatibility parameter for particularly notable additional publishers
pub_date
Date published (1st edition).
media_type
Print / On-line (then binding types etc., if relevant)
pages
Pages (prefer 1st edition)
isbn
Format: "ISBN 1-234-56789-0" (prefer 1st edition)

Example

{{Infobox book
| name           = Lotus Elan Elan Plus 2
| image          = Example.jpg
| caption        = Book cover.
| author         = Autobooks Team of Writers and Illustrtors
| country        = Great Britain
| language       = English language|English
| publisher      = A & C Black Limited
| pub_date       = 1981
| media_type     = Print (hardcover)
| pages          = 160 pp ''(first edition)''
| isbn           = 0851478948
}}

Book cover.
Author(s) Autobooks Team of Writers and Illustrtors
Country Great Britain
Language English language
Publisher A & C Black Limited
Publication date 1981
Media type Print (hardcover)
Pages 160 pp (first edition)
ISBN 0851478948