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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread What's the right word? #191317 05/25/10 12:04 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1 Appalachia E ELMorrison OP stranger OP ELMorrison stranger E Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1 Appalachia I want to locate examples of text dividers, such as you see in older books: embellished horizontal lines or devices that separate sections of the book within chapters or mark the chapters themselves. But I don't know the word for such things, so can't Google them. Can you help me name these beautiful typographical devices? Thanks! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What's the right word? ELMorrison #191319 05/25/10 02:04 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass I'm pretty sure this has been asked/answered here before. I'm racking[sic] my brain... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What's the right word? ELMorrison #191320 05/25/10 02:07 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh The typographic ornaments themselves are sometimes called dingbats, and the flower-shaped ones are fleurons. You might try asking on a typography forum or blog. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: What's the right word? zmjezhd #191321 05/25/10 03:24 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass thanx, z. here's one such discussion: link -joe (re-racked] friday Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,372 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 767 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 28 A C Bowden 25 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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