1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/mammoth/styles/parser/document_matcher_parser.py b/mammoth/styles/parser/document_matcher_parser.py
index 7f117b7..36999d0 100644
--- a/mammoth/styles/parser/document_matcher_parser.py
+++ b/mammoth/styles/parser/document_matcher_parser.py
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ def parse_document_matcher(tokens):
     elif tokens.try_skip(TokenType.IDENTIFIER, "comment-reference"):
         return document_matchers.comment_reference
 
+    elif tokens.try_skip(TokenType.IDENTIFIER, "br"):
+        return _parse_break(tokens)
+
     else:
         raise LineParseError("Unrecognised document element: {0}".format(tokens.next_value(TokenType.IDENTIFIER)))
 
@@ -78,3 +81,20 @@ def _parse_list_type(tokens):
         return False
     else:
         raise LineParseError("Unrecognised list type: {0}".format(list_type))
+
+
+def _parse_break(tokens):
+    tokens.skip(TokenType.SYMBOL, "[")
+    tokens.skip(TokenType.IDENTIFIER, "type")
+    tokens.skip(TokenType.SYMBOL, "=")
+    type_name = parse_string(tokens)
+    tokens.skip(TokenType.SYMBOL, "]");
+    
+    if type_name == "line":
+        return document_matchers.line_break
+    elif type_name == "page":
+        return document_matchers.page_break
+    elif type_name == "column":
+        return document_matchers.column_break
+    else:
+        raise LineParseError("Unrecognised break type: {0}".format(type_name))