This handbook provides a quick reference to all typefaces in the Mergenthaler Type Library. The LinoType Collection consists of 6 volumes covering 1600 typefaces in 8 classified groups (color coded). Each typeface weight is shown on a separate loose-leaf sheet in sample settings consisting of the most frequently used sizes, with different leading and spacing.
Contents: The LinoType Collection in eight classifications -- Important remarks -- Latin typefaces -- Non-latin typefaces -- Special layouts for Latin typefaces -- Calculations of characters per line -- Unusual output sizes -- Typeface drawings in different design sizes -- Pi Fonts -- Tints and Patterns -- Alphabetical list of typefaces with corresponding page numbers -- Additional Typefaces 1989 -- Source of typefaces.