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\usepackage{epigraph}
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\begin{document}
\title{The \texttt{epigraph} Package}
\author{Herbert Voß}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents{}
\chapter{Introduction}
\epigraph{There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion}{Francis Bacon}
Especially for books a motto after each chapter/section makes some
sense. The Latex package \texttt{epigraph}, available at CTAN, gives
support in different ways. The above motto from Francis Bacon was
inserted with

\begin{verbatim}
\epigraph{There is no excellent beauty thathathnot
some strangeness in the proportion}{Francis Bacon }
\end{verbatim}


\chapter{Command/Environment}

\begin{epigraphs}
\qitem{This is an example for the \texttt{epigraphs}-environment together with the \texttt{\textbackslash qitem} command}{created by \LaTeX}
\qitem{Another more or less senseful text}{from me ...}
\qitem{A third nonsense text}{from an unknown party}
\end{epigraphs}
\setFancy


There exist the command \texttt{\textbackslash{}epigraph} and the
environment \texttt{epigraphs}. For more explanations have a look
at the documentation of epiograph. The above epigraph-environment
looks like

\begin{verbatim}
\begin{epigraphs}
\qitem{This is an example for the \texttt{epigraphs}-environment together 
    with the \texttt{\textbackslash qitem} command}{created by \LaTeX}
\qitem{Another more or less senseful text}{from me ...}
\qitem{A third nonsense text}{from an unknown party}
\end{epigraphs}
\end{verbatim}
It's nearly the same like any other list.


\chapter{Placing}

\epigraph{Es ist ein reichhaltiger Widerspruch in den Nationalkompositionen mit Chaos, 
der soviel Metaphorik provoziert und soviel Mystik einer Wissenschaft}{Bernd Mahr}
By default the epigraphs are placed behind a chapter/section/... title.
Chapters always starts on a new page, therefore the standard \texttt{\textbackslash{}epigraph}
command and \texttt{epigraphs} environment don't work here. The following
chapter shows the use \texttt{\textbackslash{}epigraphhead}.

\dropchapter{2cm}

\chapter{Epigraphs before chapter/section/... titles}
\epigraphhead[75]{\epigraph{Es ist ein reichhaltiger Widerspruch in den 
Nationalkompositionen mit Chaos, der soviel Metaphorik provoziert und soviel 
Mystik einer Wissenschaft}{Bernd Mahr}}
\undodrop
\setFancy
With the command
\begin{verbatim}
\epigraphhead[75]{\epigraph{Es ist ein reichhaltiger Widerspruch in den 
Nationalkompositionen mit Chaos, der soviel Metaphorik provoziert und soviel 
Mystik einer Wissenschaft}{Bernd Mahr}}
\end{verbatim}
it's possible to place an epigraph anywhere on the page. The syntax
of \texttt{\textbackslash{}epigraphhead} is:

\begin{verbatim}
\epigraphhead[<distance in points>]{<Text>}
\end{verbatim}
This is still not the best solution because the start of the chapter-title
is always the same, so that there are some conflicts possible when
your epigraph is a very long one! In this case use the command 

\begin{verbatim}
\dropchapter{<length with unit>}
\end{verbatim}
to drop down the chapter title, for example \texttt{\textbackslash{}dropchapter\{2cm\}}.
This command must be placed before the new \textbf{chapter}! It is
valid until a 

\begin{verbatim}
\undodrop
\end{verbatim}
appears.


\chapter{Images}

\epigraphhead[50]{\includegraphics[%
  scale=0.3]{rose.eps}}

There is no difference in placing text or images as a epigraph.


\chapter{Problems}

Placing epigraphs before a chapter overwrites the settings of the
headings.
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