international concepts of ‘type high’
So, I’ve seen various references to Italian type high or Dutch type high (like in http://briarpress.org/45331 ) - do most countries seem to have their own concept of type high, or is it mostly non-us countries area standard and US type high is the outlier? Is there a chart somewhere if they are different? Why did they end up different?
I have on sight, Volume 1, second edition,
PRINTING TYPES, Their History, Forms and use, by,
Daniel Berkeley Updike, (C) 1937. D.B. Updike, The Merrymount Press, Boston U.S.A. !!!
Awash with references to Continental Types, English and American variations and co-operations, Inc.reference(s) and input from *Type Founders`Association*!!! Fore runner of A T F,??
At nearly 300 pages long, + 192 Illustrations, over 14 Chapters (XIV) there must be a lot to help your quest, IF ALL ELSE FAILS!!! and Given the Request on Open Forum, or via direct E mail, through B.P. I would TRY to quote relevant sections.?? ….. Good Luck Mick.
The topic of the different international type highs always comes up when I lecture on wood type history at a college. I have attached a reproduction of a page from a 1958 Mergenthaler Linotype Company specimen book. I was told by Dave Churchman that the countries influenced by America and Great Britain used .918” and the countries influenced by European countries such as France, Germany, Belgium, etc. used .928”. I think the best part of this handout is the heights used by other countries in 1958, as their historical influences changed.
The topic of the different international type highs always comes up when I lecture on wood type history at a college. I have attached a reproduction of a page from a 1958 Mergenthaler Linotype Company specimen book. I was told by Dave Churchman that the countries influenced by America and Great Britain used .918” and the countries influenced by European countries such as France, Germany, Belgium, etc. used .928”. I think the best part of this handout is the heights used by other countries in 1958, as their historical influences changed.
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