Methods Of Book Design: The Practice Of An Industrial Craft

M ETHODS OF BOOK DESIGN METHODS OF BOOK DESIGN THE PRACTICE OF AN INDUSTRIAL CRAFT H U G H W IL L IAM S O N L ONDON OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS NEW Y O R K TORONTO Oxford University Press, Amen House, London E.C.4 GLASGOW BOMBAY NEW YORK CALCUTTA TORONTO MADRAS MELBOURNE KARACHI WELLINGTON CAPE TOWS Diagrams and frontispiece by RALPH MABEY PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN IBADAN Contents L I S T OF I LLUSTR A T I O N S ix PREFA C E xi A N I N TRODUC T I O N T O BOOK D E S I GN 2 THE T YP E S CR I P T 9 §r Some suggestions for authors, 10. §2 Proof correction, rr. 3 FORMAT 13 §3 Sheet sizes, 13. §4 Folded sizes, 14. §s Multiple sheet sizes, 17. §6 Mill and press capacity, rS. §1 Format and function, 19. §S Contents and format, 2r. §9 Format and convention, 22. §10 The look of the thing, 22. 4 MARGINS 23 §n Minimum margins, 23. §12 Wide margins, 23. §13 Proportions, 26. §14 Margins and convention, 27. 5 TEXT C O MP O S I T I O N 31 §15 Type-founding, 3r. §16 Measurement, 32. §17 Letter design, 34. §rS Spaces and leads, 35. §19 Letter nomenclature, 36. §zo Composition methods, 4r. 43 6 COMP O S I N G M A C H I N E S §21 The line-casting principle, 43. §22 The magazine, 44. §23 The matrix, 4S. §24 Spacing and casting, 49. §25 Founts and series, 50. §26 Single-type composition, 5r. §27 The matrix-case, 52. §2S Letter design, 54- §29 Spacing methods, 55. §30 Casting, 57. §JI The Monotype range, 57. §32 Special composition, 5S. §33 Photo-composition, 59. 7 CHO I C E OF T Y P E FOR THE T EX T 62 §34 Availability, 63. §35 Letter-form, 64. §36 Legibility, 67. §31 Space, 69. §3S The use of the type, 70. §39 Imponderables, 72. S TEXT T Y P E S 75 §40 Monotype Centaur, 76. §41 Monotype Bembo, 7S. §42 Monotypc Poliphilus, 79. §43 Linotype Estienne, 79. §44 Linotype Granjon, So. §45 Monotype Plantin, Sr. §46 Mono­ type Garamond, Sr. §47 Monotype Van Dijck, 83. §48 Monotype Ehrhardt, S4. §49 Lino­ type Janson, 84. §s o Monotype Caston, S5. §51 Monotype Old Face Special, S7. §s2 Monotype Baskerville, S8. §53 Linotype Baskerville, S9. §54 Linotype Georgian, S9. §SS Monotype Bulmer, 90. §56 Linotype Caledonia, 90. §57 Monotype Fournier, 90. §5S Monotype Goudy Modern, 92. §59 Monotype Bell, 93. §60 Monotype Walbaum, 94. §61 Monotype Bodoni number r, 94. §62 Monotype Bodoni number 2, 95. §63 Mono­ type Bodoni number 3, 95. §64 Monotype Scotch Roman number r, 96. §65 Monotype Scotch Rom1n number 2, 97. §66 \:lonotype Modern Extended number r, 97. §67 Mono­ type Old Style number 2, 97. §68 Monotype Imprint, 98. §69 Monotype Lutetia, 99. §10 Monotype Perpetua, 99. §11 Monotype Emerson, 100. §12 Monotype Romulus, 101. §73 Monotype Times New Roman, 102. §14 Linotype Electra, 103. §75 Monotype Spectrum, 104. §16 Linotype Pilgrim, 104. §71 Types for the future, 104. vi CONTENTS 9 PRIN C I PLES O F T E X T D E S I G N 108 §18 Text area, 1 09 . §19 Fount, 1 1 1 . §So \\iord-spacing, u3. §81 Justification, 1 1 6. §82 Interlinear space, 1 1 6. §83 Indention, 1 18. §84 Special settings, 1 19. §85 Verse, 1 19 . §86 Drama, 1 23. §8 7 Two-column setting, 123. 10 DETA ILS OF TEXT D ES I GN 1 25 §88 Punctuation, 126. §89 Capitals and small capitals, 129. §90 Extracts and quotations, 129. §91 Notes, 1 32. §92 Headings, 133. §93 Headlines, 1 35. §94 Page numbers and signatures, 1 3 7. §95 Chapter openings and initials, 139. 11 D I S PLAY AND ORNAMENT