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Chapter in a book

Entry in Footnotes

7. Author(s) of chapter, “Title of Chapter,” in Title of Book, ed. Editor(s) (Place of publication: Publisher, year), page(s).

For example - Footnotes

First entry

7. Note number C. Kovesi, Author(s) of chapter "Engendering Lust in Early Modern Italy: Pisanello's Luxuria," Title of Chapter (within quotation marks) in Practices of Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Title of Book (italicized) eds. Megan Cassidy-Welch and Peter Sherlock Editor(s) (Turnhout: Brepols, 2008), Place of publication, Publisher and year (in brackets) 141-2.page number(s)

Second and subsequent entries

12. Note number Kovesi,Author of chapter "Engendering Lust,"Shortened Title of Chapter (italicized) 149.page number(s)

Entry in Bibliography

Author of chapter (surname, given name). “Title of chapter.” In Title of Book, edited by Editor(s), pages of the chapter referred to. Place of publication: Publisher, year.

For example - Bibliography

Kovesi, C.Author of chapter (surname, given name) "Engendering Lust in Early Modern Italy: Pisanello's Luxuria."Title of Chapter (within quotation marks) In Practices of Gender in Late Medieval and Early Modern Europe,Title of Book (italicized) edited by Megan Cassidy-Welch and Peter Sherlock,Editor(s) 137-150.pages of the chapter referred to Turnhout: Place of publication Brepols, Publisher 2008.Year of publication

Style Notes

Title of chapter is included in quotation marks and is not italicized.
In the bibliography, give the page numbers for the entire chapter.
In the footnotes, give only the page numbers being referred to.
The entry in the bibliography should include the names of all authors of the chapter.
In the bibliography (but not the footnotes), invert the first author’s name (i.e. surname, given name).
Specify the edition if it is not the first edition.
Use the shortened form for second and subsequent footnotes.

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