Author: Henry Beadnell

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-04

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9781332134304

Excerpt from Guide to Typography, in Two Parts, Literary and Practical, Vol. 1 of 2: Or, the Reader's Handbook and the Compositor's Vade-Mecum; Literary Under various designations, such as Guides, Hand-books, Companions, &c., numerous books have, from time to time, been compiled by members of the printing business desirous of lightening the labor of the inexperienced, and of clearing the path of the learner of the difficulties which continually interrupt his progress in the early period of his career. Some of those productions undoubtedly possess considerable merit, and creditably answer the end for which they were designed. But all of them, as far, at least, as they have come under my observation, have treated of the Art of Printing mainly as a mere mechanical occupation, and have paid little attention to those branches of literature which it is so important to the tyro to master, if he would rise to the status of an intelligent workman, able to give a reason for his acts, and not sink to the level of a mere routine picker-up of types, on all occasions blindly and inconsiderately adhering to his copy, however incorrect or absurd that may be. Hence, the practical utility of those productions has, as a general rule, borne no proportion to their bulk and cost; for, while these in some cases are very considerable, the real value of the matter contained in them is but too often comparatively small. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.