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Great primer

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002638

A historical type size in printing, equivalent to 18 points. This size was traditionally used for main body text in larger books, titles, or for emphasis within a document. It provides good legibility for extended reading, falling between smaller text sizes and larger display fonts.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002638
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
Synonymsdouble bourgeois; Bible text
TranslationsGerman: Great Primer; Spanish: gran pica; French: gros romain
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002638",
  "term": "Great primer",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A historical type size in printing, equivalent to 18 points. This size was traditionally used for main body text in larger books, titles, or for emphasis within a document. It provides good legibility for extended reading, falling between smaller text sizes and larger display fonts.",
  "synonyms": [
    "double bourgeois",
    "Bible text"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Great Primer",
    "es": "gran pica",
    "fr": "gros romain"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/great-primer/"
}

Record 2,904 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.