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 ing of the emphasis that may be more needed for the words or phrases of italic in the text. This objection applies with equal force to the selection of italic for side-notes.

Centre-notes are rarely used, although they are unavoidable in pocket editions of the Scriptures, for which pearl or diamond types are required, with still smaller characters in roman and italic for the signs to indicate the references. For this purpose superior letters are preferred to superior figures.

is the name given to the note that appears in the upper and outer corner only of the page. They are used in law work to define sections or chapters, or for special purposes of cross-reference, as well as in historical work to specify dates. The words in the upper right-hand corner of the facsimile from Marchand (page 172) show the position and style of the old-fashioned shouldernote.