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Physical description:
ix, 326 pages ; 23 cm
Type:
Style manuals
Handbooks, manuals, etc
Place:
United States
Date:
2000
Notes:
"Issued by the Public Printer under authority of 44 U.S.C. 1105."
Supersedes the 1984 ed.
Shipping list no.: 2001-0009-S (paper).
Contents:
Capitalization -- Spelling -- Compounding -- Punctuation -- Abbreviations and letter symbols -- Signs and symbols -- Italic -- Numerals -- Tabular work -- Leaderwork -- Footnotes, indexes, contents, and outlines -- Datelines, addresses, and signatures -- Tables -- Countries and geographic divisions -- Congressional Record -- Reports and hearings
Summary:
By act of Congress the Public Printer of the U.S. Government Printing Office is authorized to determine the form and style of Government printing. The Style Manual is the product of many years of public printing experience, and its rules are based on principles of good usage and custom in the printing trade. Essentially, the Style Manual is a standardization device designed to achieve uniform word and type treatment, and aiming for economy of word use. The Style Manual has served Federal printers since 1894, and with each new edition, the traditions of printing and graphic arts are carried forward into new technologies.
