Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who rubricates; formerly, a person employed to insert red or otherwise colored letters, words, etc., in the text of a manuscript or book.
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Examples
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The words printed in clarendon in these three pieces are written in red, not inserted afterwards by a rubricator but done at the same time as the rest of the text.
Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts Joseph Hall
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Koberger took no less pains to have his print clear and black, using a newly-cast fount, as well as to have the books lucidly subdivided and decorated by the rubricator and illuminator.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The book is genuine and perfect throughout; _no washed leaves_, and all the large capitals filled in by the rubricator by different colored inks: it has the six additional leaves at end, which Brunet says are nearly always wanting. "
A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford
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