Display script

A script of a higher grade and larger size than that of the main text in a manuscript.

A script of a higher grade and larger size than that of the main text in a manuscript, used for titles and major headings. Sometimes also called a decorative script. See also Hierarchy (of scripts).

  • French:
    Lettres capitulaires
  • German:
    Auszeichnungsschrift
  • Italian:
    Scrittura distintiva
  • Spanish:
    Capitular