Definition of rubricate in English:

verb

• Add elaborate, typically red, capital letters or other decorations to (a manuscript)

  ‘a 42-line Bible, which a scribe finished rubricating on 24 August 1456’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Although scholars dispute the details of the early production of his press, the first dated item is a copy of a 42-line Bible, which a scribe finished rubricating on 24 August 1456.’
  • ‘The text was rubricated either by the scribe himself, or one of his colleagues, who highlighted in red ink significant portions, phrases and words.’
  • ‘The text is rubricated throughout with red titles and red Lombards.’
  • ‘The monks who didn't know how to write were put to work binding, rubricating, making pens, and the like.’