diff --git a/packages/bibtex/bibliography.lua b/packages/bibtex/bibliography.lua
index 06f3b8d62b..3d46e06e21 100644
--- a/packages/bibtex/bibliography.lua
+++ b/packages/bibtex/bibliography.lua
@@ -319,11 +319,12 @@ Bibliography = {
 
   Errors = {
     UNKNOWN_REFERENCE = 1,
+    UNKNOWN_TYPE = 2,
   },
 
   Style = {
     andAuthors = function(item)
-      local authors = namesplit(item.Author)
+      local authors = namesplit(item.author)
       if #authors == 1 then
         return parse_name(authors[1]).ll
       else
@@ -337,7 +338,7 @@ Bibliography = {
 
     andSurnames = function (max)
       return function(item)
-        local authors = namesplit(item.Author)
+        local authors = namesplit(item.author)
         if #authors > max then
           return parse_name(authors[1]).ll .. SILE.fluent:get_message("bibliography-et-al")
         else
@@ -349,11 +350,11 @@ Bibliography = {
 
     transEditor = function(item)
       local r = {}
-      if item.Editor then
-        r[#r+1] = SILE.fluent:get_message("bibliography-edited-by")({ name = item.Editor })
+      if item.editor then
+        r[#r+1] = SILE.fluent:get_message("bibliography-edited-by")({ name = item.editor })
       end
-      if item.Translator then
-        r[#r+1] = SILE.fluent:get_message("bibliography-translated-by")({ name = item.Translator })
+      if item.translator then
+        r[#r+1] = SILE.fluent:get_message("bibliography-translated-by")({ name = item.translator })
       end
       if #r then return table.concat(r, ", ") end
       return nil
diff --git a/packages/bibtex/init.lua b/packages/bibtex/init.lua
index f24952b42d..361ce77282 100644
--- a/packages/bibtex/init.lua
+++ b/packages/bibtex/init.lua
@@ -13,16 +13,21 @@ local bibtexparser = epnf.define(function (_ENV)
   local _ = WS^0
   local sep = lpeg.S(",;") * _
   local myID = C(identifier + lpeg.P(1)) / function (t) return t end
+  local myTag = C(identifier + lpeg.P(1)) / function (t) return t:lower() end
   local value = balanced + doubleq + myID
-  local pair = lpeg.Cg(myID * _ * "=" * _ * C(value)) * _ * sep^-1   / function (...) local t= {...}; return t[1], t[#t] end
+  local pair = lpeg.Cg(myTag * _ * "=" * _ * C(value)) * _ * sep^-1   / function (...) local t= {...}; return t[1], t[#t] end
   local list = lpeg.Cf(lpeg.Ct("") * pair^0, rawset)
+  local commentKey = lpeg.Cmt(R("az", "AZ")^1, function(_, _, a)
+    return a:lower() == "comment"
+  end)
 
   START "document"
-  document = (V"entry" + V"comment")^1 * (-1 + E("Unexpected character at end of input"))
+  document = (V"comment" + V"entry")^1 -- order important: @comment must have precedence over @other
+    * (-1 + E("Unexpected character at end of input"))
   comment  = WS +
     ( V"blockcomment" + (P("%") * (1-lpeg.S("\r\n"))^0 * lpeg.S("\r\n")) /function () return "" end) -- Don't bother telling me about comments
-  blockcomment = P("@comment")+ balanced/function () return "" end -- Don't bother telling me about comments
-  entry = Ct( P("@") * Cg(myID, "type") * _ * P("{") * _ * Cg(myID, "label") * _ * sep * list * P("}") * _ )
+  blockcomment = (P("@") * commentKey) + balanced/function () return "" end -- Don't bother telling me about comments
+  entry = Ct( P("@") * Cg(myTag, "type") * _ * P("{") * _ * Cg(myID, "label") * _ * sep * list * P("}") * _ )
 end)
 -- luacheck: pop
 
@@ -76,7 +81,7 @@ local function registerCommands (_)
     local bibstyle = require("packages.bibtex.styles." .. style)
     local cite = Bibliography.produceCitation(options, SILE.scratch.bibtex.bib, bibstyle)
     if cite == Bibliography.Errors.UNKNOWN_REFERENCE then
-      SU.warn("Unknown reference in citation "..options)
+      SU.warn("Unknown reference in citation "..options.key)
       return
     end
     SILE.doTexlike(cite)
@@ -88,7 +93,11 @@ local function registerCommands (_)
     local bibstyle = require("packages.bibtex.styles." .. style)
     local cite = Bibliography.produceReference(options, SILE.scratch.bibtex.bib, bibstyle)
     if cite == Bibliography.Errors.UNKNOWN_REFERENCE then
-      SU.warn("Unknown reference in citation "..options)
+      SU.warn("Unknown reference in citation "..options.key)
+      return
+    end
+    if cite == Bibliography.Errors.UNKNOWN_TYPE then
+      SU.warn("Unknown type for citation reference "..options.key)
       return
     end
     SILE.doTexlike(cite)