iixixc iicuiisnumerals reaching to cap height from the baseline.

Relic of Viorian jobbing printing. cf. old-style gure.

iixxstroke which connects two
dierent parts of a letter, also,
connection of text blocks.
iooistroke enclosing a counter.
xariixmetal mold for casting
type created by a strike from a
punch.
xiax iixiparallel line half-
way between the baseline and
cap height. cf. x-height.
cioss naihorizontal stroke
which encloses a counter.
cioss srioxihorizontal stroke which may enclose a counter.
ciorcuangle formed by the
joining of two strokes at
an acute angle.
oiscixoiistroke which descends below the baseline.
oiacoxaistroke inclined obliquely from the axis of the typeface.
oiiuruoxcligature which
forms a discrete vowel sound,
e.g. , or .
anicioaiiuxan alphabet book, (A is for apple, B is for Bear)
accixra mark which indicates
a specic sound value, stress, or
pitchresume and rsum are
two dierent words.
aiiuanirset of characters used to write language(s), esp. in order.
ref. F. W. Goudy, Tui Aiiuanir axo Eiixixrs oi Lirriiixc.
aiixuppermost point of
two intersecting diagonals.
aicuupper curved section.
aixextending stroke which does not enclose a counter.
ascixoiithat part of a lowercase
character which extends above the
x-height.
axisthe angle at which a character
is stressed.
naiiterminal so shaped.
nasiiixion which glyphs rest.
niaxsingle-sided serif, esp. one which extends as if to enclose an area.
nooxpaper bound in a codex.
ref. Adrian Wilsons
The Design of Books.
nowserif which reaches down as if to close an opening.
caiiiciaiuyfrom the Greek for beautiful writing, attractive,
handwriting. ref. The Encyclopedia of Calligraphy Techniques.
cai uiicurthe height of the
capitals in a typeface design.
casriimachine which casts type
for printing from matrices.
CuaxciiyRenaissance humanistic calligraphic hand which originated
in the Papal Chancery. ref. Carolyn Knudsens beautifully written
Ax Iraiic Caiiiciaiuy Haxonoox.
Coioiuoxancient Ionian city.
Coiiiiiiarieighteenth century calligraphic style done with a
pointed pen, with pressure used to modulate strokes and create variations
in width. Named for the engraving method used to reproduce the
writing manuals which popularized it. ref. Eleanor Winters
Masriiixc Coiiiiiiari Caiiiciaiuy: A Step-by-Step Manual.
couxriiwhite space enclosed
within a letter form.
couxriiiuxcucarved steel bar used to create counters in punches.
ref. Fred Smeijers, Couxriiiuxcu: making type in the :o
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century,
designing typefaces now.
ioixstyle or shape something takes. ref. Jan Tschicholds
Tui Foix oi rui Boox: Essays on the Morality of Good Design.
iiacrioxa numerical
representation of the quotient
of two numbers. Either case/
stacking, or with the enumerator
superscripted and the
denominator subscripted and
the two separated by a solidus
or fraction bar.
ciyiua particular character
(i.e. letter, number or
punctuation mark) in
a particular style.
uaiiiixithin stroke.
iiiuxixarioa letter gilded with a precious metal, e.g. silver or gold.
A good manual on/ overview of them is Tui Iiiuxixario Aiiuanir
written by Patricia Seligman, with calligraphy by Timothy Noad.
iicdiagonal stroke projecting down from the center of a letter.
iirriisymbol representing
a sound of speech. ref.
Oscar Oggs The Letters.
iirriiixccreation of letters by drawing. ref. Michael Harveys
Ciiarivi Lirriiixc Tooay (republication of several dierent texts
including Calligraphy in the Graphic Arts as well as the classic,
Carving Letters in Stone and Wood, with new information on
digital design and typography, with hand-drawn screen shots).
iicaruiitwo or more letters
joined together, either of necessity,
, or for stylistic ee. cf.
diphthong.
oio-sryii iicuiislowercase
numerals with ascenders (o)
and descenders (+s,).
oviiuaxcamount by which rounded and pointed forms extend
beyond their normal line of measure so as to align optically.
siiiismall nishing stroke at the end or beginning of a letter stroke.
ref. Fr. Edward M. Catichs Tui Oiicix oi rui Siiii.
siacixcamount of separation betwixt two things. ref. Georey
Dowdings Finer Points in the Spacing and Arrangement of Type.
siixi/siiiximain stroke which
forms the structure of a letter.
siuisee beak.
srixa straight (more or less)
main stroke.
sriissthe thick-thin contrast
and angle a typeface is set at.
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iaiupper right serif of g.
ixrelative horizontal measure
usually equal to the height of
the type being used.
ix-oasua full stop dash which
is more-or-less one em long.
ixone-half of an em.
ix-oasugure used to indicate
duration or a range.
iraoix suioiua mistake.
ioxrone style and size of a
particular typeface design.
ioii-iocioutside edge or
margin of a book page; i.e.
the edge opposite the spine.
ypeface
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mmortal phnix, bird of re,
bend your wing to my desire;
Kindle ame to quench my thir
neath vaulted jail of Azraels pyre.
raiinishing stroke at or
below the baseline.
riixixainish to a stroke.
ryiociaiuythe art or craft of
setting type to enhance the text.
wiirixccreation of letterforms
with individual pen strokes, as
opposed to drawing with built-
up strokes. ref. Edward Johnstons
Writing, Illuminating and Lettering.
x-uiicurthe height of a
lowercase x. cf. mean line.
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