Index talk:The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce - Milton (1644).djvu

This pamphlet by Milton is densely printed, contains erratic spelling and punctuation, and has some inconsistencies in layout. In light of this, the following conventions have been adopted.

Spelling

Spelling has been replicated as per the printed text. Given the lack of standardization of spelling, {{SIC}} has only been used where there is a good level of confidence that there is actually a typographical error.

Punctuation

Punctuation has been replicated as per the printed text.

Typography

Capitalization and italicization follow the text.

Dropped initials

The first letter of a Chapter is a dropped initial, which vary in size in order to accommodate the text. All dropped initials have been transcribed at the Wikisource default size.

The 2nd letter of the first word of a chapter is capitalised (mostly). Text has been transcribed as printed.

Chapter headings

All text is standard height. The layout of the start of each chapter has been standardized as follows.
{{c|CHAPTER XI}}
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Biblical quotations

Biblical quotations (usually, but not always in italics) have been linked to the King James Version, since this seems to be the best match. Many of the quotations are direct ones, but some are amalgamations of quotations from different verses (and sometimes different books). This paper on Milton's use of quotations was useful in some cases.