Template:Infobox Book/doc

This template is used to present a consistently-formatted table for use in articles about books. Please do not make major changes to this infobox without proposing and discussing it on the talk page first.

Usage

Parameters

Brief instructions

{{Infobox Book | name = COMPULSORY | title_orig = | translator = | image = | image_caption = | author = COMPULSORY | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = | language = | series = | subject = | genre = | publisher = COMPULSORY | pub_date = COMPULSORY | english_pub_date = | media_type = | pages = | isbn = | isbn2 = | oclc = | loc = | preceded_by = | followed_by = }}

Book name Original title, if not in English Translator(s), if original not in English Image (prefer 1st edition - where permitted) Image caption (should describe the edition used) Author (or authors) Illustrator used consistently throughout (where illustrations are a major feature) Cover artist Country of original publication Language of original book (see note below) Series (if any) Subject or subjects (only use for non-fiction) Genre or genres (only use for fiction) Publisher of main publication (prefer 1st edition) Date published (1st edition), OR: pub_year for only the year Published in English (1st English edition), OR: english_pub_year Media type (paperback, hardcover) Pages (prefer 1st edition) ISBN (prefer 1st edition) Second ISBN (if applicable) OCLC Bahá'í World Centre classification number (based on Library of Congress system) Title of prior book in series (linked if poss.) Title of subsequent book in series (linked if poss.)

• Parameters not marked as compulsory can be safely left blank. Note that you may include an image with no caption, but a caption will not be shown if there is no image.
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• The preceded_by and followed_by fields both apply to books in a series and to sequels. They should not connect separate books chronologically.
• Use OCLC if possible when the book has no ISBN number.

Example

Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era

Bahá'u'lláh and the new era, 2006 edition cover.
Author	John Esslemont
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Bahá'í Faith
Genre	Introductory work
Publisher	Bahá'í Publishing
Publication date	2006
Media type	Print (Softcover)
Pages	366 pp (2006 edition)
ISBN	1931847274 9781931847278
OCLC	1059227164
BWC-LOC	BP365.E8 2006

{{Infobox Book
| name           = Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era
| title_orig     = 
| translator     = 
| image          = Baha'u'llah and the New Era.jpg
| image_caption  = ''Bahá'u'lláh and the new era'', [[2006]] edition cover. 
| author         = [[John Esslemont]] 
| illustrator    = 
| cover_artist   = 
| country        = [[United States]]
| language       = [[English language|English]]
| series         = 
| subject        = [[Bahá'í Faith]]
| genre          = Introductory work
| publisher      = [[Bahá'í Publishing]] 
| pub_date       = [[2006]] 
| media_type     = Print (Softcover) 
| pages          = 366 pp ''(2006 edition)'' 
| isbn           = 1931847274
| isbn2          = 9781931847278
| oclc           = 1059227164
| loc            = BP365.E8 2006
| preceded_by    = 
| followed_by    = 
}}