rubricated

[ roo-bri-key-tid ]

/ ˈru brɪˌkeɪ tɪd /

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adjective

(in ancient manuscripts, early printed books, etc.) having titles, catchwords, etc., distinctively colored.

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Origin of rubricated

First recorded in 1595–1605; rubricate + -ed²

un·ru·bri·cat·ed, adjective

The paper was to be of hand-made linen, from the Kelmscott Mills; the type black-letter, with rubricated initials.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue|Various
Illuminated pages, rubricated headings, and fine illustrations were conspicuous by their absence.
At the Sign of the Jack O'Lantern|Myrtle Reed
Printed on the finest deckle edge paper and bound in the best silk finished cloth, with frontispiece and rubricated title page.
The Wide, Wide World|Susan Warner
A 56-page illustrated pamphlet, untrimmed, rubricated cover.
Trilbyana|Joseph Benson Gilder & Jeannette Leonard Gilder

There are no figures or illuminations, but the titles are rubricated in burnished gold or in colours.
Studies in the History and Method of Science|Various