Titulus (disambiguation)
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Titulus, the Latin for "title" (plural tituli, normally italicized), may or may not be italicized as a foreign word, and may refer to:
- titulus, or Titular church, one of a group of Early Christian churches around the edges of Rome.
- Titulus (inscription)Titulus (inscription)Titulus is a term used for the labels or captions naming figures or subjects in art, which were commonly added in classical and medieval art, and remain conventional in Eastern Orthodox icons...
, a caption, title or other inscription, especially an Ancient Roman type, and a "caption" name in an artwork.
See also
- Titulus pictusTitulus pictusA titulus pictus is a commercial inscription made on the surface of certain artefacts . The inscription specifies information such as origin, destination, type of product, etc. Tituli picti are frequent on Roman containers used for trade....
, amphorae inscriptions - Titulus CrucisTitulus CrucisTitulus Crucis is a piece of wood, claimed to be a relic of the True Cross, kept in the church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme in Rome. Christian tradition claims that the relic is half of the cross's titulus and a portion of the True Cross...
, a claimed relic of the INRI inscription on the cross of Jesus - Titulus RegiusTitulus RegiusTitulus Regius is a statute of the Parliament of England, issued in 1484, by which the title of King of England was given to Richard III of England....
or Titulus Regis, literally the royal title, name of a parliamentary decree giving Richard III the throne