analphabetic characters

glossary

position. Letterspacing, leading, and different formatting choices contribute to the overall color of the page.

Drop Folio: A folio that is placed on the bottom of a page, in contrast to other pages having the folio at the top. Typically used on chapter openings.

Extenders: Any part of the letterform that goes below the baseline, or goes above the midline. Includes ascenders and descenders.

FL/RR: Type set with an even left margin, and a ragged right margin.

Gutter: The blank column between two columns of type, or the margins at the spine between two facing textblocks.

Italic: More cursive than roman, but less cursive than script fonts.

Justify: The length of the line is adjusted so that it is flush left and flush right.

Leading: The vertical measure from baseline to baseline.

Pica: A unit of measure equal to 12 points.

Point: A unit that is one twelfth of a pica.

Solid: The linespace is the same as the type size, no additional leading.

Text figures: Match the lowercase in size and color.

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Titling Figures: Match the uppercase in size and color.

Versal: Large capital at the beginning of a paragraph, can be dropped or elevated.

Word Space: Space between words. Usually at a fixed size when type is set ragged right, but can vary if justified.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 This book was designed, written, and edited by Julia Eversmann.

The text face used is Calluna, designed by Jos Buivenga.

Headings are in Futura, designed by Paul Renner. This digital version of Futura was made by Paratype. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

Colophon Text: Calluna Italic, 10/14 × 21p0, starts on line 13