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The practice of typography

a treatise on the processes of type-making, the point system, the names, sizes, styles and prices of plain printing types

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An edition of The practice of typography (1899)

The practice of typography

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This is a book about the practice of typography or typesetting books. Some topics addressed are correct composition, spelling, abbreviations, compounding words (hyphenating words), word division, figures, numbers, numerals, use of italics, capital letters (capitalization), punctuation, and
proofreading.

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The Century co.
Language
English
Pages
403

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Subjects
typography, typesetting, puncutation, capitalization, spelling, compounding words, hyphenation, word division, figures, numbers, italics, proofreading, Type and type-founding, Graphic design (Typography), Typesetting machines, Authorship, Printing, Style manuals, Title pages, History, Specimens
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1902

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A treatise on the processes of type-making, the point system, the names, sizes, styles and prices of plainprinting types
1910, Century
in English - 3rd ed.
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The practice of typography: a treatise on the processes of type-making, the point system, the names, sizes, styles and prices of plain printing types
1910, Century Co.
in English - 3d ed.
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The practice of typography: a treatise on the processes of type-making, the point system, the names, sizes, styles, and prices of plain printing types.
1902, Century Co.
in English - 2d ed.
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A treatise on the processes of type-making, the point system, the names, sizes, styles andprices of plain printing types.
1902, Century Co
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: A treatise on the processes of type-making, the point system, the names, sizes, styles and prices of plain printing types
A treatise on the processes of type-making, the point system, the names, sizes, styles and prices of plain printing types
1902, Century Co.
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: The practice of typography
The practice of typography: a treatise on the processes of typemaking, the point system, the names, sizes, styles and prices of plain printing types.
1902, Century
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Cover of: The practice of typography
The practice of typography: a treatise on the processes of type-making, the point system, the names, sizes, styles and prices of plain printing types
1900, Century Co.
Cover of: The practice of typography
The practice of typography: a treatise on the processes of type-making, the point system, the names, sizes, styles and prices of plain printing types
1900, The Century co.
in English
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A treatise on the processes of type-making, the point system, the names, sizes, styles and prices of plain printing types.
1900
in English
Cover of: The practice of typography
The practice of typography: a treatise on the processes of type-making, the point system, the names, sizes, styles and prices of plain printing types
1899, The Century co.
in English
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER I. The Processes of Type-making Page 9 II. The Names of the Leading Sizes of Types Page 53 III. The Point System Page 123 IV. A Font of Type Page 165 V. Faces or Styles of Type Old-style Roman Page 182 VI. Modern Faces of Roman Letter Page 209 VII. Condensed Roman Types Page 255 VIII. Italic Types Page 269 IX. Fat-face or Title-types Page 281 X. Black-letter Page 291 XI. Gothic Page 315 XII. Antique Types, Runic, Celtic, and Italian Page 323 XIII. The Classes and Prices of Printing-types Page 336 XIV. Large Types Wood Types The Panto- graph Benton's Punch-cutting Machine Page 345 XV. Recent Quaint Styles of Plain Type Page 359

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403 p.
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OL14035325M
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