 | John Smith - Printing - 1787 - 390 pages
...till towards the clofe of the fifteenth Century, Aldus Manutius, a Man eminent for the reiteration of learning, among other improvements in the Art of Printing, corrected and enlarged the Punctuation of thofe times alfo : for he afCgncd the former Points their proper places — gave a better fhape... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1824 - 624 pages
...the manner in which the Author has accomplished this useful division of his' work. • POINT*. — Points are not of equal antiquity with printing, though,,...corrected and enlarged the punctuation, by giving a belter shape to the comma, adding the semi-colon, and assigning to the former points a more proper... | |
 | 1824 - 602 pages
...process of time, the comma was added to the infant punctuation, which then had no other figure than n perpendicular line, proportionable to the body of...comma, adding the semi-colon, and assigning to the forhier points a more proper place ; the comma denoting the smaller pause, the semi-colon next, then... | |
 | Thomas F. Adams - Printing - 1857 - 300 pages
...power is not inferior in calculation to capitals, as they are governed by the same rules. POINTS. THET consist of a comma, semicolon, colon, period or full-point,...used till the close of the fifteenth century, when J Aldus Manutius, a man eminent for the restoration of learning, among other improvements in the art... | |
 | Thomas MacKellar - Printing - 1866 - 354 pages
...process of time, the comma was added, which was then no other than a perpendicular line, proportioned to the body of the letter. These three points were...close of the fifteenth century, when Aldus Manutius, among other improvements in the art of printing, gave a better shape to the comma, and added the semicolon... | |
 | Thomas MacKellar - Graphic design (Typography) - 1870 - 356 pages
...process of time, the comma was added, which was then no other than a perpendicular line, proportioned to the body of the letter. These three points were...close of the fifteenth century, when Aldus Manutius, among other improvements in the art of printing, gave a better shape to the comma, and added the semicolon... | |
 | Marder, Luse & co., firm, type-founders - Printers' ornaments - 1890 - 570 pages
...full-point, the first two invented. In the process of time the comma was added to the infant punctuation, and then had no other figure than a perpendicular line, proportionable to the body ABCDEP— 812345 Alphabet, a to z, Щ ems. SMALL PICA ROMAN No. 12. POINTS are not of equal antiquity... | |
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... equal antiquity with printing, though, not long after its invention, the necessity of introducing stops or pauses in sentences, for the guidance of the reader, brought forward the colon and full-point, the two first invented. In process of time, the... 