Split rubrics - Quiz - Answers

1. What is the difference between a normal rubric and a split rubric?

Normally, rubrics are self-contained and continuous. Split rubrics are rubrics which appear over several lines of the folio, with some of the body of the text splitting one part of the rubric from another - split rubrics are not continuous.

2. How can you identify split rubrics in colour images?

Rubrics are almost always written in red ink, rather than black ink. You will be able to spot a split rubric in a colour image by seeing if the red ink of the rubric has black ink of the body of the text after the start of the rubric and before the end of the rubric. 

3. How can you identify split rubrics in black and white images?

Split rubrics in black and white images are more difficult to spot, but you may notice that the hand of the rubric-writer is slightly different to the scribe who wrote the main text which is sometimes the case, or you may notice that the text does not read properly - it does not make sense - if there is a split rubric which you are not taking into account.

4. What is the best way of inputting the split rubric tags into Textual Communities?

The best way to input the tags is to copy and paste them from the wiki.

5. What should you do if you come across a split rubric when transcribing and you are still unsure of what to do?

You should ask a question on the bulletin board.