UA Editorial Style Manual

Such terms are usually capitalized when they derive from proper nouns. For all others, consult a current dictionary. The following list includes terms sometimes found in University publications.

Age of Reason
antiquity; ancient Greece; ancient Rome
art deco
art nouveau
baroque
Beaux-Arts
Bronze Age
classical; classics
cold war (Cold War only when referring to the U.S.-U.S.S.R. conflict)
colonial period (U.S.)
Dark Ages
Elizabethan period; Elizabethan drama, literature, poetry
Enlightenment
existentialism; existentialist
fin de siècle
Gothic
Gregorian chant
humanism
idealism
impressionism, impressionist
industrial revolution (Industrial Revolution only in rare, specific instances)
information age
Iron Age
Middle Ages; High Middle Ages; late Middle Ages
miracle play
modern (e.g., modern history); but Modernist poets (when referring to a particular period in history)
morality play
naturalism
neoclassic, neoclassicism
Neolithic, Paleolithic
nuclear age
Pre-Raphaelite
realism
Reconstruction (U.S. Civil War contexts)
Reformation; Counter-Reformation
Reign of Terror (French Revolution contexts; lowercase in all others)
Renaissance
Restoration
Roaring Twenties
rococo
Romance language
Romanesque
Romantic poets
space age
Stone Age; Old Stone Age
surrealism
symbolism
Victorian studies, poetry, literature



UA EDITORIAL STYLE MANUAL

UA Editorial Style Manual—editorial standards for University of Alabama publications. Compiled for editors and proofreaders around the campus by the Office of Marketing and Communications, a division of the the Office of University Advancement. Introduction \| What's New The Editorial Style Manual (alphabetical listing of topics): A \| B \| C \| D \| E \| F \| G \| H I \| J \| L \| M \| N \| O \| P \| Q R \| S \| T \| U \| V \| W \| Y Appendices: Appendix A: Common Abbreviations Days of the Week and Months State and Postal Abbreviations Appendix B: Campus Building Names Appendix C: Historical, Cultural, and Geographical Terms Appendix D: Computer- and Internet-Related Terms Appendix E: Punctuation Appendix F: Time Terminology Appendix G: Usage	Appendix C: Historical, Cultural, and Geographical Terms Such terms are usually capitalized when they derive from proper nouns. For all others, consult a current dictionary. The following list includes terms sometimes found in University publications. Age of Reason antiquity; ancient Greece; ancient Rome art deco art nouveau baroque Beaux-Arts Bronze Age classical; classics cold war (Cold War only when referring to the U.S.-U.S.S.R. conflict) colonial period (U.S.) Dark Ages Elizabethan period; Elizabethan drama, literature, poetry Enlightenment existentialism; existentialist fin de siècle Gothic Gregorian chant humanism idealism impressionism, impressionist industrial revolution (Industrial Revolution only in rare, specific instances) information age Iron Age Middle Ages; High Middle Ages; late Middle Ages miracle play modern (e.g., modern history); but Modernist poets (when referring to a particular period in history) morality play naturalism neoclassic, neoclassicism Neolithic, Paleolithic nuclear age Pre-Raphaelite realism Reconstruction (U.S. Civil War contexts) Reformation; Counter-Reformation Reign of Terror (French Revolution contexts; lowercase in all others) Renaissance Restoration Roaring Twenties rococo Romance language Romanesque Romantic poets space age Stone Age; Old Stone Age surrealism symbolism Victorian studies, poetry, literature top of page

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Appendix C: Historical, Cultural, and Geographical Terms