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Lettering the back of a book: what one section of a 1910 bookbinding handbook says about title…
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A source note for book designers and publishers on one section of a bookbinding handbook about gold lettering on a book's spine: letter design, fitting a title to a narrow back, and clarity against decorative freedom. Every point is the author's own opinion, restated and attributed. The note does not cover the figures and makes no claim for digital work.
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Lettering the back of a book: what one section of a 1910 bookbinding handbook says about title layout and clarity
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A source note for book designers and publishers on one section of a bookbinding handbook about gold lettering on a book's spine: letter design, fitting a title to a narrow back, and clarity against decorative freedom. Every point is the author's own opinion, restated and attributed. The note does not cover the figures and makes no claim for digital work.
Useful starting points
- The handbook calls a one-word title the hardest to set well on a very narrow back.
- It advises against mixing letter designs in one title and treats mixing type sizes as something to avoid when possible.
- The figures the section refers to are missing from the plain-text file, so no letter shapes are described.
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