Template:AmCyc/doc

Purpose
This template facilitates the attribution of articles from editions of American Cyclopaedia that are in the public domain using the template which in turn calls.

Usage
or with a specification of additional options:

Simple
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With comment
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A French history and portrait painter with many famous students.

Using,  and
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Using, ,
These work as with other templates:

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Using
The mechanics of Wikisource will sometimes require that a link have disambiguation information which is not part of the original title. The  parameter allows this information to be hidden for the purpose of the citation. For example:

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Using
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Using (no Wikisource link)
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When  is being used,   can be used to specify an external link. For example:

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At Google Books.

Using
If a shorter citation is desired, containing the editor of the 1920 edition, the  option can be used. For example:

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If another edition besides 1920 is being used, the editor name can be customized using  and. If used, these two items will be displayed whether or not the  option is specified.

Hidden categories
This template places articles into a hidden category with sub-categories to aid maintenance:
 * Category:Wikipedia articles incorporating text from The American Cyclopaedia