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@@ -18,20 +18,20 @@ This is the first entry point of the VIKUS Viewer. It defines the project name,
 
 #### [data.csv](https://github.com/cpietsch/vikus-viewer-data/blob/master/vangogh/data.csv)
 
-The data.csv holds the metadata information of the collection. The following fields are mandatory: ```imageid, keywords, year```.
-- imageid: is a unique id which is linked to the name of the corresponding image. (id: 123 -> 123.jpg)
-- keywords: comma seperated list of keywords for the tags on the top
-- year: can be a number or a string, will be sorted ascending
-- \_fields: these are custom meta data fields
+The data.csv holds the metadata information of the collection. The following fields are mandatory: `imageid`, `keywords`, `year`.
+- `imageid` is a unique id which is linked to the name of the corresponding image. (id: 123 -> 123.jpg)
+- `keywords` comma seperated list of keywords for the tags on the top
+- `year` can be a number or a string, will be sorted ascending
+- `_fields` these are custom meta data fields
 All of the columns are beeing sticked together to enable the freetext search.
 
 #### [timeline.csv](https://github.com/cpietsch/vikus-viewer-data/blob/master/vangogh/timeline.json)
 
 The timeline.csv holds the information for the timeline displayed underneath the years.
-- year: can be a number or a string, is linked to the data.csv year field
-- titel: the headline of the blurb
-- text: first detail text when zoomed in a little bit
-- extra: additional text when zoomed to the maximum
+- `year` can be a number or a string, is linked to the data.csv year field
+- `titel` the headline of the blurb
+- `text` first detail text when zoomed in a little bit
+- `extra` additional text when zoomed to the maximum
 
 #### [info.md](https://github.com/cpietsch/vikus-viewer-data/blob/master/vangogh/info.md)