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Description

Template for linking to standardised Wikisource texts.

Usage

`\|source=`	the source text (must be defined, or the template will generate an error)
`\|version=`	version of the source text (needed for correct linking if Wikisource hosts more than one version of a text, for example, Bible translations)
`\|book=`	the book of the source text (optional, use if chapters or books are defined as subpages)
`\|chapter=`	the chapter of the book of the source text (chapter/anchor of the book)
`\|verse=`	the verse of the chapter of the book of the source text (verse of the book)
`\|range=`	specific verse range (optional range, will not link to these verses, will only display); use the character "–" (–).
`\|nobook=`	if defined, will not display a book name
`\|showsource=`	if defined, will display the title of the source text

Examples

Code: {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=1|verse=10|range=, 18}}, {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=1 Samuel|chapter=3|verse=11|range=–21|nobook=}}
- Renders as: 1 Samuel 1:10, 18, 3:11–21

Code: {{Sourcetext|source=Bible|version=King James|book=Esther|chapter=4|verse=6|range=–10}}
- Renders as: Esther 4:6–10

Code: {{Sourcetext|source=The Canterbury Tales|book=The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale|chapter=19}}
- Renders as: The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale 19

Code: {{Sourcetext|source=The Man From Snowy River}}
- Renders as: The Man From Snowy River

Code: {{Sourcetext|source=The Doctrine and Covenants|book=Section 91|verse=1|range=–12|showsource=y}}
- Renders as: The Doctrine and Covenants, Section 91:1–12