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What an 1893 printing manual says about title-pages, front matter and page margins
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What this guide covers
For book and picture-book designers curious about historical page conventions. It summarises two sections of MacKellar's The American Printer on title-pages, front matter and where the page sits on the leaf. Modern use is the curator's untested inference, and the imposition procedure is only outlined.
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Guide title
What an 1893 printing manual says about title-pages, front matter and page margins
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For book and picture-book designers curious about historical page conventions. It summarises two sections of MacKellar's The American Printer on title-pages, front matter and where the page sits on the leaf. Modern use is the curator's untested inference, and the imposition procedure is only outlined.
Useful starting points
- The manual asks for plain, concise title-pages and warns against two title lines of equal length next to each other.
- The text block sits slightly higher than centre on the leaf, and the outer margin is wider than the inner one.
- These are period rules for printed books, not tested advice for digital layout.
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