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100 1 _aStewart, A. A.
_q(Alexander A.)
245 1 0 _aType: A Primer of Information About the Mechanical Features of Printing Types :
_bTheir Sizes, Font Schemes, &c. with a Brief Description of Their Manufacture
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aTypographic technical series for apprentices, pt. I, no. 1
500 _aRelease date is 2011-06-10
508 _aProduced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Type: A Primer of Information About the Mechanical Features of Printing Types" by A. A. Stewart is an educational publication focused on the technical aspects of printing types, published in the early 20th century. This primer serves as a foundational text for apprentices and students involved in the craft of typography, detailing various mechanical features like type sizes, font schemes, and the manufacturing process of printing types. The book begins by explaining the importance of understanding the physical components of printing types for printers, emphasizing their role in effective typesetting. Each chapter addresses different topics from the characteristics of various types and how they are classified to the specific processes involved in their manufacturing. The text also provides insights into the practical aspects of composing with types, including the standardization brought by the point system, and discusses the functionality of tools such as the Linotype and Monotype machines. Overall, the work is designed to equip newcomers to the printing trade with essential knowledge about the tools and techniques that underpin typography. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aType and type-founding
830 0 _aTypographic technical series for apprentices, pt. I, no. 1
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36372
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