- From: Philip & Le Khanh <Philip-and-LeKhanh@Royal-Tunbridge-Wells.Org>
- Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 12:49:24 +0100
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Dailey, David P. wrote: > I have been told (but am unable to verify it in a quick search) > that the underlining of titles of books in manuscripts began > as a convention to signal to typesetters that the words of the > title should be typeset using italics. Yes, see Hart (previously cited), although "began" is almost certainly an exaggeration :-) Philip Taylor
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