This template is used to generate an external link to a web page for an object in the Royal Collection.

Usage edit

The two required parameters are:

  • RCIN, Royal Collection Identification Number. It is displayed on every object page; it is also a part of the address of every object page.
  • Object name to be displayed with the link.

The third parameter is optional:

  • Creator of the object to be displayed with the link.


{{Royal Collection|912197|Sir George Carew}} gives:

"Sir George Carew". Royal Collection Trust. Inventory no. 912197.

{{Royal Collection|912197|Sir George Carew|Hans Holbein the Younger}} gives:

Hans Holbein the Younger. "Sir George Carew". Royal Collection Trust. Inventory no. 912197.

{{Royal Collection|912197|Sir George Carew|[[Hans Holbein the Younger]]}} gives:

Hans Holbein the Younger. "Sir George Carew". Royal Collection Trust. Inventory no. 912197.

Alternatively use parameter names:

rcin=Royal Collection Identification Number
title=Object Name
creator=Creator or alternatively author=Author

In addition there are some other named parameter which can be used with named or unnamed parameters:

ref defaults to:

ref=RC rcin

but ref can be overwritten with any value including "none"

ref=none

If is for use with the Harvard templates such as {{sfn}}:

 {{sfn|RC|rcin}}

mode defaults to

mode=cs1

but it can be overwritten with any value. For example

|mode=cs2 

For more details on "mode" see Help:Citation Style 1 (used by templates such as {{cite web}}) and Help:Citation Style 2 (used by {{citation}}).


Template data edit

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Royal Collection in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Royal Collection

This template is used to generate an external link to a web page for an object in the Royal Collection.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
11

Royal Collection Identification Number for the target page.

Numberrequired
22

Object name.

Stringrequired
33

Creator of the object.

Stringoptional