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Author: Theodore Low De Vinne

📘 The practice of typography by Theodore Low De Vinne

The Practice of Typography is a comprehensive style manual focused on the practical aspects of typesetting and typographic design. It discusses correct composition techniques, including proper spelling and the use of abbreviations, hyphenation, and word division. The book also covers the treatment of figures, numerals, italics, capitalization, punctuation, and essential proofreading practices for producing professional printed works.

First publish date: 1899

Genre: History/Modern History

Authors: Theodore Low De Vinne

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