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diff --git a/scm/document-markup.scm b/scm/document-markup.scm
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--- a/scm/document-markup.scm
+++ b/scm/document-markup.scm
@@ -30,8 +30,20 @@
 (define (markup-doc-node)
   (make <texi-node>
     #:name "Markup functions"
-    #:desc "Definitions of the markup functions"
+    #:desc "Definitions of the markup functions."
+
+
     #:text (apply string-append
+                 
+                 "A @code{\\markup} mode command, eg. @code{bold}, is
+coupled with a Scheme function (@code{bold-markup}) implementing the
+formatting.  For use in Scheme, a function @code{make-bold-markup} is
+also defined, which constructs a Markup expression.
+
+This chapter describes all of the @code{...-markup} functions.
+
+"
+
                  (map doc-markup-function
                       (sort markup-function-list markup-function<?) ))
     ))