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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-001798 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial printing |
| Synonyms | two-line English |
| See also | Two-line English |
| Translations | German: double English; Spanish: doble English; French: double English |
Record as JSON
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"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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