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ahi
Some DTDs and an example document of the XML eBook/source format used by the Hungarian Electronic Library (a very large and comprehensive eBook initiative managed by the Hungary's National Széchényi Library). 7,000+ free books (1/4th of Project Gutenberg's 28,000) from a pool of primarily Hungarian language books (which, obviously, is smaller than the pool of English language books)--both classics and contemporary works.
The format is both precise and concise, making it easier to work with (for purposes of conversion and generation) than either plaintext or (colloquial) HTML sources.
Comments in the DTD files are in Hungarian, but most of it is pretty self-explanatory. Also, the example file and the terminology defined by the DTDs are
English
though. I am, of course, be happy to offer additional explanation or translate anything anyone is curious about.
XML File:
http://mek.oszk.hu/03400/03407/03407xml.zip
DTDs:
http://mek.oszk.hu/mekdtd/academic/TEI-MEK-academic.dtd
http://mek.oszk.hu/mekdtd/article/TEI-MEK-article.dtd
http://mek.oszk.hu/mekdtd/drama/TEI-MEK-drama.dtd
http://mek.oszk.hu/mekdtd/mixed/TEI-MEK-mixed.dtd
http://mek.oszk.hu/mekdtd/prose/TEI-MEK-prose.dtd
http://mek.oszk.hu/mekdtd/verse/TEI-MEK-verse.dtd
- Ahi
Kewl. Glad to have these.
Derek
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