DropCapitalZone

Definition

DropCapitalZone: contains any type of initial letter, occupying a space corresponding to several lines of the main text or bearing significant ornementation, be they historiated, ornated, flourished or painted initials (and excluding the following text line).

Subtypes

Suggested values include:

• DropCapitalZone:historiated
• DropCapitalZone:floriate
• DropCapitalZone:flourish
• DropCapitalZone:voided
• DropCapitalZone:parted
• DropCapitalZone:champ
• DropCapitalZone:facetted
• DropCapitalZone:plain
• DropCapitalZone:interlocked

Examples

Justification

By their size, and the kind of ornamentation they can receive, such capitals often significantly differ from the surrounding text, and occupy a position intermediate between text and illustration.

Problems and challenges

• Should they be treated separately or included as part of the line that they open ?