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Will,<br><br>
From Carter:<br><br>
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<dd>Rubricated, as used in descriptions of MSS. or early printed books,
generally means that initial capitals and/or paragraph marks have been
painted in red.<br><br>
</dl>"Rubricated throughout" properly refers to manuscript
rubrication. In cataloging records for early printed works, it refers to
the manuscript addition of red to initial capital letters and/or
paragraph marks that are printed in black, not to capitals or paragraph
marks that are actually printed in red.<br><br>
Texts that contain printing in black and red may be noted as
"printed in black and red," but not as "rubricated
throughout." <br><br>
At 09:57 AM 11/19/2007, you wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I have seen in many a bib.
record and have on occasion use in cataloging<br>
works the phrase "rubricated throughout" to describe a text
that contains<br>
printing in black and red (the red printing often extends beyond
initial<br>
capital letters). My boss questions the use of this phrase, but based
on<br>
Carter's definition I think it's correct. The collective wisdom of the
list<br>
would be helpful in settling this matter.<br><br>
Best,<br><br>
Will<br><br>
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