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Purpose
This template enables the citation of articles from the Wikisource project Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement in the manner of non-link references and notes.
Usage
Common fields
((cite DNB12|wstitle=|last=|first=|authorlink=|volume=))
All fields
((cite DNB12|wstitle=|title=|last=|first=|authorlink=|volume=|pages=|quote=|accessdate=|no-icon|comment=|ref=))
Fields
- wstitle or title. Required.
- wstitle: DNB supplement article name on Wikisource or
- title: DNB supplement article name (can be coupled with url= see below)
- url: http://... link to web location other than Wikisource. Useful with title, unset by wstitle
- last: Surname of author. Don't wikilink (use authorlink instead).
- first: Firstname(s) of author. Don't wikilink (use authorlink instead).
- authorlink: Title of Wikipedia article about author. Article should already exist. Must not be wikilinked itself. Do not use this on its own, but along with "first" and "last".
- volume: Volume in which the entry appears. Used to generate the year and editor information.
- accessdate: Full date when an electronic item other than Wikisource was accessed. Requires
|url=. Should be in the same format as the rest of the article. - pages or page: These parameters are for listing the pages relevant to the citation, not the total number of pages in the book. "
|pages= 5–7" produces "pp. 5–7", while "|page= 5" produces "p. 5". The "pp." notation indicating multiple pages, and "p." notation indicating a single page, are placed automatically when you choose between the plural (pages) or singular (page) form of the parameter. Page ranges should be separated by an unspaced en dash (–). - quote: Relevant quote from the article.
- no-icon=1: removes the lead icon
- comment: Optional comment which follows the citation.
- ref: Optional anchor for use with short reference links.
Examples
Example using wstitle:
((Cite DNB12|first=Augustus Robert |last=Buckland|wstitle=Perowne, Edward Henry|volume=3))
displays as:
- Buckland, Augustus Robert (1912). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Example using title and url:
((Cite DNB12|first=Augustus Robert |last=Buckland|title=Perowne, Edward Henry |url=https://archive.org/stream/dictionaryofnati23lees#page/108/mode/2up |volume=3 |page=108))
displays as:
Buckland, Augustus Robert (1912). "Perowne, Edward Henry". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 108.
Example using more parameters:
((cite DNB12|wstitle=Perowne, Edward Henry|last=Buckland|first=Augustus Robert|authorlink=Augustus Robert Buckland|volume=3|page=108|accessdate=27 March 2011|quote=He died unmarried at Cambridge, after a long illness|comment=Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.))
displays as:
Buckland, Augustus Robert (1912). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 108. He died unmarried at Cambridge, after a long illness
Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
See also
Citation templates:
((Cite DNB)), main dictionary((Cite DNBSupp)), 1901 supplement((Cite DNB12)), 1912 supplement((Cite DNBIE)), Index and Epitome
Attribution templates:
((DNB)), main dictionary((DNBSupp)), 1901 supplement((DNB12)), 1912 supplement((DNBIE)), Index and Epitome
Poster templates for use in an article's external links section:
((DNB poster)), main dictionary((DNBSupp poster)), 1901 supplement((DNB12 poster)), 1912 supplement
Others: