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This Element examines the function and significance of typographic space. It considers in turn the space within letters, the space between letters, the space between lines, and the margin space surrounding the text-block, to develop the hypothesis that viewed collectively these constitute as a 'metalanguage' complementary to the text.

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Introduction: Reading the Space; 1. The Space within the Letter; 2. The Space between Letters; 3. Spaces between Words; 4. The Space between Lines; 5. Space and the Margin; 6. Asymmetry and the Modernist Space; 7. Typographic Space and the Visual Text; 8. Typographic Space as a Metalanguage.

Space as Language

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 8/24/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781009265430, 978-1009265430
      ISBN10: 1009265431
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This Element examines the function and significance of typographic space. It considers in turn the space within letters, the space between letters, the space between lines, and the margin space surrounding the text-block, to develop the hypothesis that viewed collectively these constitute as a 'metalanguage' complementary to the text.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction: Reading the Space; 1. The Space within the Letter; 2. The Space between Letters; 3. Spaces between Words; 4. The Space between Lines; 5. Space and the Margin; 6. Asymmetry and the Modernist Space; 7. Typographic Space and the Visual Text; 8. Typographic Space as a Metalanguage.

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