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Glossary of typesetting terms / Richard Eckersley ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eckersley, Richard, Author.
- Series:
- Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing.
- Chicago guides to writing, editing, and publishing
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Typesetting--Dictionaries.
- Typesetting.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (184 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Glossary of Typesetting Terms is an up-to-date reference book on the craft of typography. It organizes a dictionary and a style guide into a single, one-stop resource. Prepared by a team of leading professionals-a designer, an editor, compositors, and production managers-this glossary will be valuable to anyone who works in publishing or printing for its definitions of typographical terms and concise treatment of typographical style.The glossary adds important details to discussions of typography that are covered more generally in editorial style guides such as T
- Contents:
- Glossary of Typesetting Terms; CONTENTS; Introduction; Glossary; Appendixes; 1. The Parts of a Letter; 2. The Parts of a Book; 3. Type Styles; 4. Coding a Manuscript and Writing Specifications; 5. Elements of House Style; 6. Tables; 7. Accents, Diacritics, and Special Characters; 8. Proofreaders' Marks; Bibliography; Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-167).
- ISBN:
- 9786611431211
- 9781281431219
- 1281431214
- 9780226183732
- 0226183734
- OCLC:
- 476228519
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