diff --git a/browser/configure.zcml b/browser/configure.zcml
index e58a2ca..9fa353e 100644
--- a/browser/configure.zcml
+++ b/browser/configure.zcml
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@
       label="Add Document"
       name="AddLoopsDocument.html"
       schema="loops.interfaces.IDocument"
-      content_factory="loops.resource.Document"
       fields="title body format"
+      content_factory="loops.resource.Document"
       permission="zope.ManageContent"
       />
 
@@ -156,9 +156,69 @@
       label="Edit Document"
       name="edit.html"
       schema="loops.interfaces.IDocument"
+      fields="title body format"
       for="loops.interfaces.IDocument"
       permission="zope.ManageContent"
       menu="zmi_views" title="Edit"
       />
 
+  <!-- view manager -->
+
+  <addform
+      label="Add View Manager"
+      name="AddLoopsViewManager.html"
+      schema="loops.interfaces.IViewManager"
+      content_factory="loops.view.ViewManager"
+      permission="zope.ManageContent"
+      />
+
+  <addMenuItem
+      class="loops.view.ViewManager"
+      title="View Manager"
+      description="A view manager manages views, like nodes, menu items, ..."
+      permission="zope.ManageContent"
+      view="AddLoopsViewManager.html"
+      />
+
+  <containerViews
+      for="loops.interfaces.IViewManager"
+      contents="zope.View"
+      add="zope.ManageContent"
+      />
+
+  <!-- node -->
+
+  <containerViews
+      for="loops.interfaces.INode"
+      contents="zope.View"
+      add="zope.ManageContent"
+      />
+
+  <addform
+      label="Add Node"
+      name="AddLoopsNode.html"
+      content_factory="loops.view.Node"
+      schema="loops.interfaces.INode"
+      fields="title description"
+      permission="zope.ManageContent"
+      />
+
+  <addMenuItem
+      class="loops.view.Node"
+      title="Node"
+      description="A node provides access to concepts, possibly hierarchically organized"
+      permission="zope.ManageContent"
+      view="AddLoopsNode.html"
+      />
+
+  <editform
+      label="Edit Node"
+      name="edit.html"
+      schema="loops.interfaces.INode"
+      fields="title description"
+      for="loops.interfaces.INode"
+      permission="zope.ManageContent"
+      menu="zmi_views" title="Edit"
+      />
+
 </configure>
diff --git a/configure.zcml b/configure.zcml
index 0eca8e3..78d48dd 100644
--- a/configure.zcml
+++ b/configure.zcml
@@ -122,6 +122,56 @@
 
   </content>
 
+  <!-- view manager and view -->
+
+  <interface interface=".interfaces.IViewManager"
+             type="zope.app.content.interfaces.IContentType" />
+
+  <content class=".view.ViewManager">
+
+    <implements
+       interface="zope.app.annotation.interfaces.IAttributeAnnotatable" />
+
+    <factory id="loops.ViewManager"
+             description="View manager" />
+
+    <require
+        permission="zope.View"
+        interface="zope.app.container.interfaces.IReadContainer" />
+
+    <require
+        permission="zope.ManageContent"
+        interface="zope.app.container.interfaces.IWriteContainer" />
+
+  </content>
+
+  <interface
+      interface=".interfaces.INode"
+      type="zope.app.content.interfaces.IContentType" />
+
+  <content class=".view.Node">
+
+    <implements
+       interface="zope.app.annotation.interfaces.IAttributeAnnotatable" />
+
+    <factory
+        id="loops.Node"
+        description="Node" />
+
+    <require
+        permission="zope.View"
+        interface=".interfaces.INode" />
+
+    <require
+        permission="zope.ManageContent"
+        set_schema=".interfaces.INode" />
+
+    <require
+        permission="zope.View"
+        interface="zope.app.container.interfaces.IReadContainer" />
+
+  </content>
+
   <!-- Register various browser related components, including all views -->
   <include package=".browser" />
 
diff --git a/interfaces.py b/interfaces.py
index 4056469..fd745f8 100644
--- a/interfaces.py
+++ b/interfaces.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class IView(Interface):
         """
 
 
-class INode(IContainer):
+class INode(IView):
     """ A node is a view that may contain other views, thus building a
         menu or folder hierarchy.
     """
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 02de377..3a02399 100755
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ from zope.app.intid.interfaces import IIntIds
 
 from interfaces import ILoops
 from loops import Loops
-from interfaces import IConcept, IConceptManager
+from interfaces import IConcept, IConceptManager, IDocument, IResourceManager
+from interfaces import INode, IViewManager
 from loops.concept import Concept, ConceptManager
+from loops.resource import Document, ResourceManager
+from loops.view import Node, ViewManager
 
 class Test(unittest.TestCase):
     "Basic tests for the loops package."
@@ -23,6 +26,14 @@ class Test(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assert_(IConcept.providedBy(Concept()))
         verifyClass(IConceptManager, ConceptManager)
         self.assert_(IConceptManager.providedBy(ConceptManager()))
+        verifyClass(IDocument, Document)
+        self.assert_(IDocument.providedBy(Document()))
+        verifyClass(IResourceManager, ResourceManager)
+        self.assert_(IResourceManager.providedBy(ResourceManager()))
+        verifyClass(INode, Node)
+        self.assert_(INode.providedBy(Node()))
+        verifyClass(IViewManager, ViewManager)
+        self.assert_(IViewManager.providedBy(ViewManager()))
 
 
 def test_suite():
diff --git a/view.py b/view.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5806e7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/view.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2005 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Definition of the View and related classses.
+
+$Id$
+"""
+
+from zope.app import zapi
+from zope.app.container.btree import BTreeContainer
+from zope.app.container.contained import Contained
+from zope.app.container.ordered import OrderedContainer
+from zope.interface import implements
+from persistent import Persistent
+
+from interfaces import IView, INode
+from interfaces import IViewManager, IViewManagerContained
+from interfaces import ILoopsContained
+
+
+class View(object):
+
+    implements(IView, IViewManagerContained)
+
+    _title = u''
+    def getTitle(self): return self._title
+    def setTitle(self, title): self._title = title
+    title = property(getTitle, setTitle)
+
+    _description = u''
+    def getDescription(self): return self._description
+    def setDescription(self, description): self._description = description
+    description = property(getDescription, setDescription)
+
+    def __init__(self, name=None, title=u''):
+        self.title = title
+        self.description = description
+
+    def getConcepts(self):
+        return []
+
+
+class Node(OrderedContainer, View):
+
+    implements(INode)
+
+
+class ViewManager(BTreeContainer):
+
+    implements(IViewManager, ILoopsContained)
+
+