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A '''rubric''' is a | [[File:Rubric Incunabulum Detail.jpg|thumb|Rubric from Blackletter bible (1497) printed in Strasbourg by Johann Grüninger. The colored chapter initials were handwritten after printing.]]A '''rubric''' is a word or section of text that is traditionally written or printed in red ink for emphasis. | ||
The word ''rubric'' derives from the Latin ''rubrica'', meaning red ochre or red chalk, and originates in Medieval illuminated manuscripts from the 13th century or earlier. | |||
The word ''rubric'' derives from the Latin ''rubrica'', meaning | |||
In these, red letters were used to highlight: | In these, red letters were used to highlight: | ||
* Initial | * Initial capitals, particularly of psalms | ||
* | * Section headings and names of religious significance -- a practice known as rubrication, which was a separate stage in the production of a manuscript. | ||
Rubric can also mean the red ink or paint used to make rubrics, or the pigment used to make it. | Rubric can also mean the red ink or paint used to make rubrics, or the pigment used to make it. | ||
Although red was most often used, other colours came into use from the late Middle Ages onwards, and the word ''rubric'' was used for these also. | Although red was most often used, other colours came into use from the late Middle Ages onwards, and the word ''rubric'' was used for these also. | ||
Various figurative senses of the word have been extended from its original sense. | Various figurative senses of the word have been extended from its original sense. | ||
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Usually these senses are used within the set phrase "under [whatever] rubric," for example, "under this rubric, [X is true]," or "[X was done] under the rubric of Y." | Usually these senses are used within the set phrase "under [whatever] rubric," for example, "under this rubric, [X is true]," or "[X was done] under the rubric of Y." | ||
== | == In the News == | ||
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File:Red-Charter.jpg|link=Posthumous holography of H. P. Lovecraft|Discovery of "Red Charter" implicates [[The Rubrics]] in blood sacrifice of [[H. P. Lovecraft]]; see the [[Posthumous holography of H. P. Lovecraft]]. | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* [[Rubrics]] | * [[Rubrics]] | ||
* [[Rubricus]] | * [[Rubricus]] | ||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubric Rubric] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubric Rubric] @ Wikipedia | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubrication Rubrication] @ Wikipedia | |||
=== Social media === | |||
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Writing (nonfiction)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:19, 29 July 2023
A rubric is a word or section of text that is traditionally written or printed in red ink for emphasis.
The word rubric derives from the Latin rubrica, meaning red ochre or red chalk, and originates in Medieval illuminated manuscripts from the 13th century or earlier.
In these, red letters were used to highlight:
- Initial capitals, particularly of psalms
- Section headings and names of religious significance -- a practice known as rubrication, which was a separate stage in the production of a manuscript.
Rubric can also mean the red ink or paint used to make rubrics, or the pigment used to make it.
Although red was most often used, other colours came into use from the late Middle Ages onwards, and the word rubric was used for these also.
Various figurative senses of the word have been extended from its original sense.
Usually these senses are used within the set phrase "under [whatever] rubric," for example, "under this rubric, [X is true]," or "[X was done] under the rubric of Y."
In the News
Discovery of "Red Charter" implicates The Rubrics in blood sacrifice of H. P. Lovecraft; see the Posthumous holography of H. P. Lovecraft.
Fiction cross-reference
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Rubric @ Wikipedia
- Rubrication @ Wikipedia