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Excerpt from Type Spacing
The idea that because matter is wide-leaded it should also be widely spaced between words, is a fallacy. Mechanical necessity does indeed demand wide spacing in occasional lines, as in overrun ning around cuts in extremely narrow measures, but'' this has nothing to do with the deliberate choice as a standard of as many as two three-em spaces, as is frequently done. It is the exception when unduly wide spacing does not both hinder the eye and mar the page. Certain it is that the op portunities for those familiar blemishes known as rivers are most prevalent in the widely spaced page, and most easily avoided by close spacing. The effect which a page should produce is that of a uniform succession of gray horizontal lines of greater or less color, according to the face used. But such an effect cannot be easily secured when, as Mr. Bernard Shaw says, rivers of white trickle down between the words like rain-drops on the window-pane.
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The idea that because matter is wide-leaded it should also be widely spaced between words, is a fallacy. Mechanical necessity does indeed demand wide spacing in occasional lines, as in overrun ning around cuts in extremely narrow measures, but'' this has nothing to do with the deliberate choice as a standard of as many as two three-em spaces, as is frequently done. It is the exception when unduly wide spacing does not both hinder the eye and mar the page. Certain it is that the op portunities for those familiar blemishes known as rivers are most prevalent in the widely spaced page, and most easily avoided by close spacing. The effect which a page should produce is that of a uniform succession of gray horizontal lines of greater or less color, according to the face used. But such an effect cannot be easily secured when, as Mr. Bernard Shaw says, rivers of white trickle down between the words like rain-drops on the window-pane.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
E. R. Currier
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780267693597
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.1 cm
Page Count - 22
Paperback
Contributors
Author
E. R. Currier
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332207749
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 24
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