Referencing the Encyclopedia

 

Referencing System

To enable the Encyclopedia of Benesh Movement Notation to be referenced, and to ensure that the referenced information can be found easily, the encyclopedia has adopted a referencing system.

Chapters

The chapters of the encyclopedia are numbered sequentially from C1 to C31 with the letter 'C' denoting that it is a chapter. Chapters are in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

Articles

The articles within each chapter are also numbered sequentially starting with A1 with the letter 'A' denoting that it is an article. Articles are in Title Case.

Chapter and Article numbers are shown in the chapter and article listing respectively on the main encyclopedia page.  The article number is prefixed with the chapter number, e.g. C4.A3. 

When chapters and articles are cross referenced within the encyclopedia text itself this is not the case, i.e.

See: Rhythm and Timing 1: First Principles
NOT

See: C13.A1. Rhythm and Timing 1: First Principles

Headings

The headings within the articles are listed as part of the 'Contents' in the menu on the left. When referenced, the heading number should be prefixed with the letter 'H', e.g. H1, H2.3 etc.

Paragraphs

The paragraphs within each article has been numbered sequentially running through the whole article regardless of any headings within it (see example to the left). When referenced, the paragraph number should be prefixed with the letter 'P', e.g. P1, P3-7 etc.

Usage

When referring to the encyclopedia, specific pointers have to be given as to the:

  • Chapter
  • Article; and
  • Heading OR Paragraph(s)

 

In the example in the left column (which is from C9.A4. WRISTS AND ANKLES 4: WRIST DIRECTION 1: THE SIX BASIC WRIST DIRECTIONS) the chapter and article is first referred as C9.A4.

Then, either the heading(s) or the paragraph(s) is/are added, e.g. C9.A4.H5, C9.A4.H5-6 C9.A4.P20 C9.A4.P20a C9.A4.P22-23 C9.A4.P20-22 etc