The practice of typography; correct composition; a treatise on spelling, abbreviations, the compounding and division of words, the proper use of figures and numerals, italic and capital letters, notes. etc., with observations on punctuation and proof-reading
A printer's manual on composition, spelling, punctuation and proofreading, written by New York typographer Theodore Low De Vinne and issued by The Century Co. in 1902 for compositors, proofreaders and authors. The plates are black-line headpiece ornaments: symmetrical acanthus scrollwork framing central cartouches with palmettes, urns, grotesque masks and winged figures, usable as rules, banners and chapter headers.
