Rubrication

A rubric is a "title, chapter heading, or instruction" (Brown, 1994, p.111) which aids to identify different components of a text. In Medieval times, rubrics were usually done within manuscript and in red ink to distinguish them from the rest of the text. No rubrication, like that used in Medieval manuscripts, is present in Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story. However, this book's chapter headings are rather elaborate which suggests a type of modernized rubrication. All eighteen chapters features an illustration present just above each chapter heading (see Figures 55 & 56).

Figure 55

Figure 56