Printing types, their history, forms, and use; a study in survivals (1922)
Updike, Daniel Berkeley, 1860-1941 · Cambridge : Harvard University Press; [etc., etc.] · leaf 48
TS CASE: THE TYPOGRAPHICALPOINT: POINT-SET AND LINING TYPES TYPE is defined as a right-angled, prism-shapedpiece of metal, having for its face a letter or char-acter, usually in high relief, adapted for use inletter-press printing; and type in the aggregate is describedas an assemblage of the… … Face Body orShank Niclc 2, Diag-ram of Type Stem-Serifs Hair-line /R1 ^^ Sh Counter ■Beard orNeck ld( ouiaer 3. Plan of its Face The accompanving diagram of a piece of type {Jig. 2)shows its face, body, nick, groove, feet, and pin-mark; andthe plan of the face {Jig. 3) shows the stem, hair-line,…
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