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This template is used to cite sources in Wikiquote. It is specifically for books.


Usage

All field names must be lowercase.

Full version (copy and paste text below and delete parameters you don't need)
{{cite book |last1= |first1= |authorlink1= |last2= |first2= |editor1-first= |editor1-last= |editor1-link= |others= |title= |url= |format= |accessdate= |edition= |series= |volume= |date= |year= |month= |origyear= |publisher= |location= |language= |isbn= |oclc= |doi= |id= |page= |pages= |chapter= |chapterurl= |quote= |ref= |bibcode= |laysummary= |laydate= |separator= |postscript= |lastauthoramp=}}
Most commonly used fields (use this and you won't have to delete as much)
{{cite book |title= |last= |first= |coauthors= |year= |publisher= |isbn= |page= |url= }}
Example 1

{{cite book |last= Cordell |first= Bruce R. |coauthors= Jeff Grubb, David Yu |title= [[Manual of the Planes]] |publisher= [[Wizards of the Coast]] |year= 2001 |month= September |isbn= 0-7869-1850-8 }}

Cordell, Bruce R.; Jeff Grubb, David Yu (September 2001). Manual of the Planes. Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0-7869-1850-8. 

Example 2
{{cite book
  | last = Mumford
  | first = David
  | authorlink = David Mumford
  | title = The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes
  | publisher = [[Springer-Verlag]]
  | series = Lecture notes in mathematics 1358
  | year = 1999
  | doi = 10.1007/b62130
  | isbn = 354063293X }}

Mumford, David (1999). The Red Book of Varieties and Schemes, Lecture notes in mathematics 1358. Springer-Verlag. DOI:10.1007/b62130. ISBN 354063293X. 

Vertical list Prerequisites * Brief instructions
{{cite book
|last=
|first=
|authorlink=
|coauthors=
|firstn=,lastn=
|editor=
|editorn=
|editorn-last
|editorn-first
|editor-link
|editorn-link
|others=
|title=
|url=
|format=
|accessdate=
|edition=
|series=
|volume=
|date=
|origyear=
|year=
|month=
|publisher=
|location=
|language=
|isbn=
|oclc=
|doi=
|bibcode=
|id=
|page=
|pages=
|nopp=
|chapter=
|chapterurl=
|quote=
|ref=
|laysummary=
|laydate=
|separator= 
|postscript= 
|lastauthoramp=
}}
   
  
 last
 last 
 last  
   
  
  
  
 editorn-last
 editor or editor-last
 editorn or editorn-last
  
  
  
 url
 url
  
  
  
  
 year or date
  
 year
  
 publisher
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 page or pages
  
 chapter
  
  
  
 laysummary
  
  
 coauthors or >1 lastn
  
   
 (no wikilink)
 (no wikilink)
  
 alternative to first2, last2...first9, last9
 (no wikilink). n=1 through 9
  
 n=1 through 4
 n=1 through 4
 n=1 through 4
 n=1 through 4
 n=1 through 4
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 †preferred (no wikilink)
  
  alternative to date
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 hides automatic 'p' or 'pp'.
 ‡(no wikilink)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

† This is the preferred field with its alternates listed below.

‡ If chapterurl is provided then chapter can not have wikilinks.