Illustrations of running titles
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Thin spaces make the running title of small capitals a little clearer, but the figures for pages are usually too small, and the cross-rule underneath does not compensate for this feebleness. In the running title is
of
many
impossible,
words, thin spacing of small capitals capitals are not
and unspaced small
easily read, nor is the effectiveness of a running in small capitals improved by selecting full capitals as initials for important words. Small capititle
small enough for an octavo page. title of one word only may be in
tals of pica are
The running
capitals of the text or of
one or two
sizes larger.
VOLTAIRE
64 The spacing out
of the letters of a short
the measure
word
until
one of the many freaks of modern practice that have been found attractive in advertising pamphlets, but it is not commendable it fills
in the
running
title
is
of any library book.
VOLTAIEE Running
titles
that indicate the subject-matter of
each page are most acceptable in the lower-case italic of the text. Capital letters may be used in a running title of lower-case for its first letter and for strictly proper names, but not as emphasis for important words. Italic larger than the text may be used with advantage on a large page, but an italic of smaller body than the text type is never pleasing.