December 9, 2013, Title page of the Bible. The red ruling has been done by hand, which was a convention of manuscript production. Before the advent of the printing press, ruled lines not only guided scribes as they wrote across the page but also became part of the understanding of what a book should look like. Title page of the Bible. The red ruling has been done by hand, which was a convention of manuscript production. Before the advent of the printing press, ruled lines not only guided scribes as they wrote across the page but also became part of the understanding of what a book should look like.
