Printing: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Typography as Applied More Particularly to the Printing of Books (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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For increasing For decreasing Thin and middling, Middling Space, En quadrat, Thin space, Thick space and middling, Hair space Two thick spaces. (as a last resource).
Justifying a line should be performed by spacing each line out with equal tightness, but not to such a degree as to pre vent the stick being emptied easily. Good justification, so as to allow a handful or page of type being lifted without dropping a single letter, is evidence of the careful workman.
Let the learner now place himself at the frame and take the composing stick, which has been made up to the required measure, in the left hand. It should be laid loosely in the palm of the hand, the thumb touching the brass setting rule placed against the bottom of the stick.
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For increasing For decreasing Thin and middling, Middling Space, En quadrat, Thin space, Thick space and middling, Hair space Two thick spaces. (as a last resource).
Justifying a line should be performed by spacing each line out with equal tightness, but not to such a degree as to pre vent the stick being emptied easily. Good justification, so as to allow a handful or page of type being lifted without dropping a single letter, is evidence of the careful workman.
Let the learner now place himself at the frame and take the composing stick, which has been made up to the required measure, in the left hand. It should be laid loosely in the palm of the hand, the thumb touching the brass setting rule placed against the bottom of the stick.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 1332181392
- ISBN 13 9781332181391
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages461
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