The school printshop . form of inden-tion, the first line is set the fullwidth of the measure, while all the following linesare indented one or more ems on the left. The squared indention consists ofshortening the width by indentingeach line at both the beginningand the end. It is very satis-factory when the copy admits of even spacingbetween the words. The inverted pyramid is some-times used on title pages. It wasused by the early printers as a- form for chapter endings. It makes an effective ending for a long paragraph ona card which does not require special display. CHAPTER IV DIRECTIONS FO
The school printshop . form of inden-tion, the first line is set the fullwidth of the measure, while all the following linesare indented one or more ems on the left. The squared indention consists ofshortening the width by indentingeach line at both the beginningand the end. It is very satis-factory when the copy admits of even spacingbetween the words. The inverted pyramid is some-times used on title pages. It wasused by the early printers as a- form for chapter endings. It makes an effective ending for a long paragraph ona card which does not require special display. CHAPTER IV DIRECTIONS FOR COMPOSITION Composition in printing means setting type,proving, correcting, and making up into pagesready for the press. 1. Stand in front of your case. Never leanagainst it. If your case is too high, use a plat-form. Choose one which is low enough to keepyour body erect, but not too low to allow yourright arm free play. 2. Set your stick (Fig. 16) to the desired meas-ure. To do this accurately, use a sufficient num-. Fig. 16. A composing stick ber of 12-point em quads to make the desiredlength of line. Then, in order that the type maybe a trifle loose when the stick is locked tight,insert a thin piece of paper in one end. Movethe clamp up against the quads tight enough toprevent the type from falling forward, but loose 33 34 THE SCHOOL PRINTSHOP enough to permit lifting the line from the the clamp firmly at this point, then re-move the quads and the paper and place in thestick a lead the same length as the measure. Putin a composing rule1 (Fig. 17), if you are usingone, the length of the measure. 3. Hold the stick in your left hand inclined atsuch an angle that the type will strike the rule orlead directly. Pick up the type between thethumb and forefinger of the right hand. Selecta piece of type that you can pick up and placein the stick with a direct movement of the hand,if possible without turning the type. As youplace the type in the stick let your eye fall u
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