How To Spec Type / Alex White

Identifier:REF.TY.0542

Dimensions:128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm

Creation dates:1987

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Printing industry--Estimates

Description:Before the advent of electronic publishing, type had to be set by hand before printing. Type specs are defined as "detailed instructions on the typeface(s), typestyles, leading, etc., to be employed in setting a particular printing job." This is a comprehensive guide to this process which uses lines from Shakespeare's plays in its type specimens, presumably for additional dramatic typographic effect. "A Roundtable Press book." Includes index. Bibliography: p. 125.