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Double great primer

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006933

A historical type size in letterpress printing, equivalent to approximately 24 points. This size was commonly used for headings, titles, or text intended to be easily legible from a distance, such as in posters or large-format books. It is twice the size of a 'great primer' type, which measured around 12 points, reflecting a system of naming type sizes based on traditional body text proportions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006933
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
Synonymstwo-line great primer
See alsoTwo-line great primer
TranslationsGerman: double great primer; Spanish: doble great primer; French: double great primer
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006933",
  "term": "Double great primer",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A historical type size in letterpress printing, equivalent to approximately 24 points. This size was commonly used for headings, titles, or text intended to be easily legible from a distance, such as in posters or large-format books. It is twice the size of a 'great primer' type, which measured around 12 points, reflecting a system of naming type sizes based on traditional body text proportions.",
  "synonyms": [
    "two-line great primer"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "two-line great primer"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "double great primer",
    "es": "doble great primer",
    "fr": "double great primer"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/double-great-primer/"
}

Record 1,991 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.