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Double English

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-001798

A historical type size in typography, equivalent to approximately 28 points. This size was often used for headlines or for text in larger format books where readability from a distance was desired. It is twice the size of a standard English type, which measured 14 points.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-001798
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
Synonymstwo-line English
See alsoTwo-line English
TranslationsGerman: double English; Spanish: doble English; French: double English
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-001798",
  "term": "Double English",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A historical type size in typography, equivalent to approximately 28 points. This size was often used for headlines or for text in larger format books where readability from a distance was desired. It is twice the size of a standard English type, which measured 14 points.",
  "synonyms": [
    "two-line English"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "two-line English"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "double English",
    "es": "doble English",
    "fr": "double English"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/double-english/"
}

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