Rules for compositors and readers at the University Press, Oxford

by Oxford University Press

(2) In enumerations, if each one commences a new line, a capital is put immediately after the figure:

1^o L’Europe.
2^o L’Asie, &c.

But if the enumeration is run on, lower-case letters are used: 1^o l’Europe, 2^o l’Asie, &c.

(3) Words representing abstract qualities personified: La Renommée ne vient souvent qu’après la Mort.

(4) The planets and constellations: Mars, le Bélier.

(5) Religious festivals: la Pentecôte.

(6) Historical events: la Révolution.

(7) The names of streets, squares, &c.: la rue des Mauvais-Garçons, la place de la Nation, la fontaine des Innocents.

(8) The names of public buildings, churches, &c.: l’Opéra, l’Odéon, église de la Trinité.

(9) Names relating to institutions, public bodies, religious, civil, or military orders (but only the word after the article): l’Académie française, la Légion d’honneur, le Conservatoire de musique.