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%%  A DANTE-Edition example
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%%  Example 02-04-6 on page 40.
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%%  Copyright (C) 2010 Herbert Voss
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\documentclass[]{article}
\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength\textwidth{201.70511pt}
\setlength\parskip{10pt}
\AtBeginDocument{\setbox0\hbox{$ $}}

\usepackage{blkarray}

\begin{document}
\begin{blockarray}{>{\scriptsize}ccccl}
\begin{block}{*{5}{>{\scriptsize}c}}
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & columns\\
\end{block}
\begin{block}{\Left{demo} \{ >{\scriptsize}cccc
     \Right\}{3$\times$3 matrix} l}
2 & 22 & 32 & 42\\ 3 & 23 & 33  & 43\\
4 & 24 & 34 & 44\\
\end{block}
\makebox[0pt][l]{\scriptsize rows}
\end{blockarray}
\end{document}
