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Two-line double pica

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006268

A traditional type size of 44 points, twice the 22-point double pica, ranking between two-line great primer at 36 points and canon at 48 points. It was a large display size used for headlines, titles and posters. The name follows the two-line convention, in which the body is double that of the named size.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006268
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
Synonymsmeridian
See alsoMeridian
TranslationsGerman: Two-line Double Pica; Spanish: doble pica de dos líneas; French: deux-points double pica
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006268",
  "term": "Two-line double pica",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A traditional type size of 44 points, twice the 22-point double pica, ranking between two-line great primer at 36 points and canon at 48 points. It was a large display size used for headlines, titles and posters. The name follows the two-line convention, in which the body is double that of the named size.",
  "synonyms": [
    "meridian"
  ],
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "see_also": [
    "meridian"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Two-line Double Pica",
    "es": "doble pica de dos líneas",
    "fr": "deux-points double pica"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/two-line-double-pica/"
}

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