GENERAL RULES FOR ALPHABETICAL INDEXES.
Rules, with Explanations and Illustrations: (1) One Index to each
Book; (2) One Alphabet; (3) Order of the English Alphabet;
(4) Arrangement of Headings; (5) Arrangement of Foreign
Proper Names; (6) Proper Names with Prefixes; (7) Titles of
Peers rather than their Family Names; (8) Compound Names;
(9) Adjective _v._ Substantive as a Catchword; (10)
Shortness of Entries; (11) Repetition of Short Entries; (12)
Abstracts of the Contents of Articles in Periodicals; (13)
Authorities to be Indexed; (14) Division of the Page for
Reference; (15) Use of Numerals for Series of Volumes; (16)
Certain Entries to be printed in Capitals; (17) Type for
Headings--Arrangement of Oriental Names--Sir George
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