 Capitalization during this time was not standardized . It depended on the authors and their background . Those influenced by German capitalized all nouns , while others capitalized more sparsely . It is also not always apparent which letters are capitalized owing to the Gothic or blackletter typeface which was used to print the Bible . This typeface was in use until the mid @-@ 18th century , when it was gradually replaced with a Latin typeface ( often antiqua ) . 
