Talk:Book parts

Note: Discussion should be taken to Talk:Book design.

Book design
The above is to be distinguished. We are not concerned here with "How to make a book." Rather, we are concerned here with "What is a book", and with "What are the parts of a book. --Ludvikus 19:48, 25 December 2006 (UTC)

Book parts
The Chicago Manual of style has the above reference. It has no reference to "book design." --Ludvikus 22:21, 15 January 2007 (UTC)

Merge
Please see merge discussion at Talk:Book design. Thanks. —Quiddity 02:38, 17 January 2007 (UTC) This is my first time communicating at this wiki (tolerance, please). I am responding to the Book Design/ "parts of the book" postings. It seems to me that there are essentially three approaches -- the historians, the librarians, the pubishers. I like an entry on the parts of the book that reflects the Library of Congress Cataloging practices or AACRII. I think it is practical. Perhaps library practices should be mentioned. Do publishers take their language from librarians? Signed Soapandivory 16:07, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Clean-up
Aside from the need for some copy-editing, the article has a lot of duplication of wikilinks, is sometimes unclear in its explanations, and fails to distinguish between usage in different parts of the world. I've cleaned up some of the WP:MOS problems with headers, etc., but more needs doing. --Mel Etitis ( Μελ Ετητης ) 10:19, 18 January 2007 (UTC)


 * What's your position regarding Merge with Book design? Ludvikus 15:08, 25 January 2007 (UTC)

Three Parts of a Book

 * In the United States the Standard Work on Style is the Chicago Manual of Style. It recognizes that every America book has exactly Three Parts.


 * Accordingly, as the author of the Stub herein, it was my intent to give as complete an analysis of the chronological nature of a book, as one opens it, and leaves through its pages, from Front to Back. That "Book parts" idea is given in said manual.


 * Furthermore, each specific element was/is to have its own description (not merely a list).


 * As an esthetically pleasing writer yourself (in my opinion, from what I've read elsewhere - except for the reference to that "Bristol ... Chart"), Administrator Mel Etitis, I would most certainly welcome your support in this project.


 * The idea was/is focused on US books - I do not have any Reference on other countries. I do know, for example, that the Contents of a book go in the back, rather than front, in certain parts of European.


 * Also, as you are aware, Administrator Etitis, User:Dicklyon wishes to Merge. What's your position on that?

Furthermore, I thank you for your cleanup here. --Ludvikus 15:30, 25 January 2007 (UTC)