A DISAGREEABLY FACETIOUS
TYPE GLOSSARY

FOR THE

AMUSEMENT & EDIFICATION

OF PEOPLE BEGINNING

A LOVE AFFAIR

WITH FONTS

1. The jargon words
2. Lines are strokes
3. Bowls and counters
4. Bits and pieces
5. Around the letter?
6. Now for the real treat

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this document was first published in print in October 1995
this on-line version was last updated 10 March 1996
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