Two-line brevier
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-007337
A size of printing type equivalent to approximately 16 points, double the height of the 8-point type size known as brevier. This larger format was historically used for headings, titles, and other prominent text elements requiring more emphasis than the main body text. Its name derives from its size, being equal to two lines of the smaller brevier type.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-007337 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Industrial printing |
| Synonyms | Columbian |
| See also | Columbian |
| Translations | German: Two-line Brevier; Spanish: brevier de dos líneas; French: deux-points bréviaire |
Record as JSON
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"translations": {
"de": "Two-line Brevier",
"es": "brevier de dos líneas",
"fr": "deux-points bréviaire"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/two-line-brevier/"
}
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