Documentation

Elements

<publication>

Date:

20/02/2025
Modified:

21/05/2026
Category:

Elements

The <publication> element wraps a single published work inside a <document>.
A document may contain multiple <publication>s (e.g. a textbook together
with a workbook supplement). Every <publication> must declare its type.

Children elements

Element	Explanation	Required
`<>`	Publication-specific metadata that overrides or complements the document metadata. See `metadata`.	No
`<>`	Contains front cover, back cover and jacketcopy. See `cover`.	No
`<body>`	Contains frontmatter, bodymatter and rearmatter. See `body`.	Yes

Attributes

Name	Explanation	Required
`type`	The nature of the publication. Allowed values: `book` `textBook` `workBook` `magazine` `newspaper`	Yes
`xml:lang`	Main language of this publication (BCP 47, e.g. `nl-NL`, `de-DE`).	No

Examples

Textbook with a workbook supplement

<document xmlns="https://schema.dedicon.nl/monet/v2">
  <metadata>
    <meta name="dc:identifier" schema="Dublin Core">urn:uuid:dedicon-2026-0001</meta>
    <meta name="dc:title"      schema="Dublin Core">Geography 3 havo/vwo</meta>
    <meta name="dc:language"   schema="Dublin Core">nl-NL</meta>
  </metadata>
  <publication type="textBook" xml:lang="nl-NL">
    <body>
      <bodymatter>
        <section level="1" role="chapter"/>
      </bodymatter>
    </body>
  </publication>
  <publication type="workBook" xml:lang="nl-NL">
    <body>
      <bodymatter>
        <section level="1" role="practice"/>
      </bodymatter>
    </body>
  </publication>
</document>

Date:

20/02/2025
Modified:

21/05/2026
Category:

Elements

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