# Multi-line delimiter alongside list environment and normal text paragraph

I would ask how to add a multi-line delimiter (e.g. curly brackets) inside a list environment, preferably little past margin. Also it will be useful to know how to add it alongside normal text paragraph. I have managed to do it inside a tabular environment with the bigdelim package.

Edit: I'm trying to do it by defining a command that creates a brace (as seen here: https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/15276/41963), and then positioning in the left margin with marginnote package:

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{amsmath}

\usepackage{array}

\newcommand\RBrace[2]{%
\left.\rule{0pt}{#1}\text{#2}\right\{}

\usepackage{marginnote}
\reversemarginpar

\begin{document}

\begin{itemize}

\item adsasd \marginnote{$\begin{array}{l}\RBrace{1.7cm}{1}\end{array}$\hspace*{-20pt}}

\item asdas

\item fsdfd

\item   dfgsbgbf

\item asdaasd

\end{itemize}


The result is good for what I'm looking for, but I'm wondering if there is a more "conventional" way to obtain it.

Thank you

• Could you be a bit more precise about your aim? – egreg Mar 18 '16 at 10:07
• @egreg I edited the question adding code lines and an image of the output – Alessio Mar 18 '16 at 10:27