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100 1 _aUnited States. Government Printing Office
245 1 0 _aManual of Style Governing Composition and Proof Reading in the Government Printing Office
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2017
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2017-09-20
508 _aProduced by deaurider, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Manual of Style Governing Composition and Proof Reading in the Government Printing Office" is a reference guide written in the late 19th century. This manual is aimed at providing clear rules and standards for writing, composition, and proofreading specifically for use within the Government Printing Office. It covers a variety of topics, including abbreviations, capitalization, and formatting for bills, among other essential guidelines that are crucial for ensuring consistency and quality in government documents. The opening of the manual outlines the necessity for clear and established rules in the context of government printing to minimize confusion and avoid delay or unnecessary cost. The preface emphasizes the importance of authors preparing their manuscripts meticulously and provides practical suggestions to both authors and the printing staff for producing high-quality printed materials. The manual also lists various topics it will cover, such as orthography, geographical names, and specific guidelines related to typesetting and layout for various government documents and records, indicating a comprehensive approach to establishing a standardized style within governmental communications. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aProofreading
653 _aAuthorship -- Style manuals
653 _aTypesetting -- United States
653 _aPrinting, Public -- United States
653 _aPrinting -- United States -- Style manuals
653 _aNames, Geographical
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55585
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