The Uses of Italic A Primer of Information Regarding the Origin and Uses of Italic Letters

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The Uses of Italic A Primer of Information Regarding the Origin and Uses of Italic Letters

by Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

EN·~44 minutes·18 chapters

Chapters

18 total
1

TYPOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL SERIES FOR APPRENTICES—PART VI. NO. 38

0:19
2

HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION

4:37
3

RULES FOR THE USE OF ITALIC

16:03
4

SUPPLEMENTARY READING

0:19
5

QUESTIONS

3:06
6

TYPOGRAPHIC TECHNICAL SERIES FOR APPRENTICES

2:14
7

PART I—Types, Tools, Machines, and Materials

3:20
8

PART II—Hand and Machine Composition

1:55
9

PART III—Imposition and Stonework

0:26
10

PART IV—Presswork

1:02

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The Uses of Italic A Primer of Information Regarding the Origin and Uses of Italic Letters A Primer of Information Regarding the Origin and Uses of Italic Letters

Language

en

Duration

~44 minutes (42K characters)

Series

Typographic technical series for apprentices, pt. VI, no. 38

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2008-03-14

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Printing -- Style manualsItalic typeZ

About the author

Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

Frederick W. (Frederick William) Hamilton

1860–1940

Best remembered as a Tufts president, he also wrote clear, practical books about printing, grammar, and punctuation that still feel accessible today. His work bridges university life, publishing, and everyday language in a way that suits curious general readers.

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