Amiens, Edict of Nantes, Concordat, Emancipation Proclamation, Fourteenth Amendment.

28. Names of governmental bodies and departments and their branches when specifically designated.

Care must be taken to distinguish between these specific references and general uses of the same word.

29. The official titles of corporations, organizations, and institutions, social, religious, educational, political, business, and the like.

In long titles, like the last example given, the important words are capitalized as in book titles (see Sec. 31). Use capitals when referring to such organizations by initials, C. R. I. & P. R. R. Here again it must be remembered that the capitals are used in specific references only.

30. The names of conventions, congresses, expositions, etc.

Parliament of Religions,
International Peace Congress,
Panama-Pacific Exposition.

31. The first words, principal words, and last word in English tides of books and other publications; of their divisions (parts, chapters, cantos, etc.); of the topics of speeches, sermons, toasts, and the like; of pictures; of plays; of musical compositions, etc.

In long titles nouns and pronouns are capitalized always; verbs, participles, and adverbs usually; articles, prepositions and conjunctions never.

The word “the” is capitalized when it forms an actual part of the title of a book but not otherwise.

32. Dedications; headings of parts and chapters; headings of many important minor parts of a book.

To All Who Love Good Printing.
Chapter Twenty-Seven.
Part Three.
The Invention of Movable Types.
The Practical Value of Gutenberg’s Invention.
(These last as sections of a book on the origin
of printing).

33. In foreign languages the usage is somewhat different. The following rules will be found useful:

a. Always capitalize the first word.

b. In Latin capitalize only proper nouns and adjectives derived therefrom.

c. In French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, and Norwegian, capitalize proper names but not adjectives derived therefrom.

d. In German capitalize all nouns and all adjectives derived from the names of persons but not those derived from other proper nouns.

Geschichte des deutsches Reich
Die Homerische Frage.

e. In Danish capitalize all nouns.

f. In Dutch capitalize all nouns and all adjectives derived from proper nouns.

34. Titles of ancient manuscripts.

35. In titles of books, etc. all nouns forming parts of hyphenated compounds should be capitalized.

36. In side heads capitalize the first word and proper nouns only.

37. Personal titles as follows:

a. Titles preceding a name and so forming part of it.

King George V.
Pope Benedict XV.
Duke William of Aquitaine.

But not otherwise.

b. Titles used in place of the name with reference to a particular person or to the present holder of an office.

I hope when in Rome to see the Pope.
He hoped some day to become pope.

c. Familiar names applied to a particular person.

the Father of his Country.
Unser Fritz.
the Little Corporal.

d. Orders of knighthood and titles attached to them.

Knight of the Garter,
Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George.

e. Titles used in direct address.

f. Academic degrees in abbreviated form following a name.

David Starr Jordan, Ph. D., LL. D.

So also letters following a name indicating membership of certain scientific and artistic organizations.

F. R. G. S. (Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society).
R. A. (Member of the Royal Academy).

So also in the United States and Great Britain, M. C. (Member of Congress) and M. P. (Member of Parliament).

. Where a person has many titles the following of this rule involves certain difficulties. Such a name as

In such a case the titles become much more prominent than the name and the page is disfigured by the spotty appearance of the text. Small capitals may sometimes be used with good effect in such a case but this should not be done without obtaining proper permission.

The difficulty of handling these long and numerous titles in the composition of title pages is sometimes considerable. Three methods of dealing with the difficulty are open.

a. The honorary titles may be put in capitals regardless of the unsightly appearance of the line.

b. The honorary titles may be put in a small size of the same face and justified in the line. This lessens the undue prominence of the titles, but puts the line out of balance.

c. The honorary titles may be put in a separate line, or lines, below the name, set in small type, and spelled out in full. It is not necessary to capitalize jr. and sr. in lower-case text matter unless so desired by the author.

In compound titles capitalize each word if it would be capitalized separately.

Major General Leonard Wood,
Chief Justice Taney,
Commander-in-Chief Field
Marshal Sir John