Re: [BKARTS] font

[Leonard Seastone <lseastone@xxxxxxx>]

Didot is the measure in Europe but not England. The point is 
Anglo-American.


Leonard Seastone

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Subject: Re: font

   What do you mean by font size? I think Tallas is referring to the 
pica unit of measurement. 12 points to a pica, 6 pica to an inch. The 
British fonts could be based on the Didot system which would account 
for the difference, as I recall. 
 
Frank 
 
On May 7, 2007, at 7:45 PM, J. J. Foncannon wrote: 
 
> When measuring with a micrometer some fonts I had purchased, I found 
> that 36 size font was not exactly 1/2 an inch, 24 size font was not 
 > exactly 1/3 an inch. Someone in this group said that the ratio > was 
not 
 > 72 font sizes to an inch, but rather, 72.27. Using this 
relationship, 
> the sizes worked out perfectly. 
 > I am considering buying from Talas some brass fonts. In their > 
catalog, 
 > they state that 72 font sizes equals exactly one inch. This > 
puzzles me. 
 > However, the fonts are crafted in Great Britain. Does GB measure > 
type 
> differently from the way we do it in the US? 
> Thanks for any info. 
 > --> I have had only one prayer. I have fervently prayed that God 
will > make 
> my enemies to look ridiculous. And my prayers have been answered. 
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