The school printshop . Tail-piece and cover design for The Drawing of the Sword{colored by hand) Tail-piece 212 GLOSSARY Alignment.—-Arrangement in a line. When two ormore different sizes of type are justified so that theirfaces line at the bottom, they are said to align. Antique finish.—A rough surface on paper. Arabic numbers.—The ten figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 0. They are supposed to have originated inArabia. Ascending letters.—-b, d,f, h, I, t, those that ascendto the upper shoulder of the type body. Backing.—Printing the second page of a leaf. Bale.—An iron band on the tympan used
The school printshop . Tail-piece and cover design for The Drawing of the Sword{colored by hand) Tail-piece 212 GLOSSARY Alignment.—-Arrangement in a line. When two ormore different sizes of type are justified so that theirfaces line at the bottom, they are said to align. Antique finish.—A rough surface on paper. Arabic numbers.—The ten figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,8, 9, 0. They are supposed to have originated inArabia. Ascending letters.—-b, d,f, h, I, t, those that ascendto the upper shoulder of the type body. Backing.—Printing the second page of a leaf. Bale.—An iron band on the tympan used to holddown the tympan sheets. Beard.—The slope between the face and the uppersurface of the body. See Fig. 1, p. 3. Bearers.—Strips of metal, type-high, placed at theends of the chase to bear off impressions evenly and tocarry rollers evenly over the form. Black-letter.—See Text. Body.—That part of the type between the face andthe feet. See Fig. 1, p. 3. Body-mark.—See Stem. Bold.—Anything that
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