Long Primer
The size of type between bourgeois and small pica, standardized as 10-pointThe size of type between bourgeois and small pica, standardized as 10-point.
Meaning
1 senses(dated)The size of type between bourgeois and small pica, standardized as 10-point.
Korpus, Corpus, Garmond
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
Initially from primer (“prayer book”) from its use in those volumes in Protestant England.Initially from primer (“prayer book”) from its use in those volumes in Protestant England. The qualifier was subsequently added to distinguish it from great primer and may derive from early editions published on long duodecimo paper.
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