Rubrication is the term used for headings in manuscripts that have been marked in red. A rubricated title or section heading makes it easier for a reader to find the different section breaks in a manuscript since after all “most manuscripts contain more than one text” (Graham and Clemens 24). In theory scribes were meant to leave room when copying out a text for the rubricator, the person who adds the red letters, to write in the title. Since this did not always happen, titles in red can be seen sometimes inserted into margins.

Rubrication is the term used for headings in manuscripts that have been marked in red. A rubricated title or section heading makes it easier for a reader to find the different section breaks in a manuscript since after all “most manuscripts contain more than one text” (Graham and Clemens 24). In theory scribes were meant to leave room when copying out a text for the rubricator, the person who adds the red letters, to write in the title. Since this did not always happen, titles in red can be seen sometimes inserted into margins.