At the same time it was customary to give a fairly full synopsis of the contents of each chapter under the chapter head.

The result was a very monotonous page, dull, dense, hard to read.
It is much better and now more common to use small caps for the chapter heads and ordinary text type for abstracts, using dashes or dots to separate the phrases in the synopsis and beginning each phrase with a capital.
The following reproduction of a part of a page from the table of contents of DeVinne's _Modern Methods of Book Composition_ shows this method of treatment.
CONTENTS Chapter Page I EQUIPMENT 1 Types...Stands...Cases...Case-racks.
II EQUIPMENT 39 Galleys and galley-racks...Compositors' implements Brass rules and cases for labor-saving rule and leads Dashes and braces...Leads...Furniture of wood and of metal...Furniture-racks...Quotations and electrotype guards.
III COMPOSITION 75 Time-work and piece-work...Customary routine on book-work...Justification...Spacing and leading Distribution...Composition by hand and machine Proper methods of hand work...Recent mannerisms.
IV COMPOSITION OF BOOKS 111 Title-page...Preface matter...Chapter headings and synopsis...Subheadings...Extracts...Notes and il- lustrations...Running titles and paging at head or at foot Poetry...Appendix and index...Initials...Headbands, etc.
Where chapter synopses are not given, ordinary text type may be used for the table of contents.
The following reproduction of the table of contents of DeVinne's _Correct Composition_ shows this method of treatment.
CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE Preface vii I Spelling 5 II Abbreviations 33 III Compound Words 61 IV Figures and Numerals 76 V Italic 94 VI Capital Letters 108 VII Division of Words 128 VIII Small Capitals 145 IX Extracts and Letters 157 X Notes 171 XI Indention 182 XII Spacing 198 XIII Quotation-marks 209 XIV Subheadings 230 XV Punctuation 241 XVI Proof-reading 294 XVII About Copy 327 XVIII Errors of the Press 345 Appendix 359 Index 447 Small capitals are best for subheads when of not more than two lines.

If the subheads are longer it is best to use lower-case.
Signatures and credits are often put in small capitals.

It is usually, however, better to use italics for the purpose.

There is no need of a dash to connect the name with the quotation.