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 *geois, 10-point as long primer, and 12-point as pica. Nonpareil, or 6-point, is the size commonly used by large newspapers, and minion and brevier by smaller papers.

Type is classified as body type and display type. Body type is that which is used in newspapers for all reading matter; display type is the large sizes, or "faces," of type used in headlines and in advertising. As distinguished from the light-face body type, the heavy faces, that print blacker than the body type, are known as bold-face type (abbreviated, "b.f."). Thus the boxed summaries and lists on pages 86-88 were marked to be set in 6-point bold-face type (abbreviated, "6-pt. b.f.").

Type is further classified on the basis of the proportion of the height of the letter to its width, as extra-condensed, condensed, regular or medium, and extended. Extra-condensed and condensed faces are used in the top deck of large headlines, and medium, or regular, faces are usually used for banner heads extending across the page, as well as in underline and over-*line heads for cuts. As distinct from slanting or Italic type, the usual perpendicular type is called Roman.

Different kinds, or faces, of type are given names by type founders, such as "Caslon," "Cheltenham," "De Vinne," "Ronaldson." Each kind or face is generally made in different sizes, body sizes commonly ranging from 5-1/2-point to 12-point, and display type from 8-point to 120-point.

A "font" of type of a particular size and kind consists of a complete set of letters, figures, etc., each character being furnished in numbers proportional to the frequency with which it appears in ordinary printed matter. Type is kept in shallow wooden trays, or "cases," divided into compartments, or "boxes," one for each character. Capital letters (abbreviated "caps.") are