Front matter of a book

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Capture the front matter of a book (preface, dedication, etc.) or of a part of a book within a front-matter element.

/book/front-matter
//book-part/front-matter

For instructions on how to capture the individual sections of front matter, see Section of front or back matter.

Release ID:: 20260304
ID:: front_matter
Author:: dunnm
Last changed:: Wed, 04 Jun 2025
Modified by:: buckmasm
Revision#:: 2908