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Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-04-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- single-stroke Gothic lettering 1, record 1, English, single%2Dstroke%20Gothic%20lettering
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The standard for lettering was established in 1935 by the American National Standards Institute(ANSI)... The standardized lettering format was developed as a modified form of the Gothic letter font. The term font refers to a complete assortment of any one size and style of letters. The simplification of the Gothic letters resulted in a simplification of elements for each letter that became know as single-stroke Gothic lettering... The term single stroke comes from the fact that each letter is made up of a single straight or curved line element that makes it easy to draw and clear to read. 2, record 1, English, - single%2Dstroke%20Gothic%20lettering
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dessin industriel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écriture bâton
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9criture%20b%C3%A2ton
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il existe plusieurs types d'écritures utilisées en dessin technique, dont la principale est l'écriture bâton, les autres étant à pleins et à déliés ou filiformes. Ces trois écritures peuvent être, soit en majuscule, soit en minuscule, l'une et l'autre pouvant être droite ou inclinée; l'inclinaison habituelle, pour la lettre bâton en particulier, est de 75 °; c'est cette inclinaison qui est recommandée par les normalisations belges et françaises. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9criture%20b%C3%A2ton
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les titres et les écritures des dessins techniques se font en écriture bâton. On utilise soit des plumes à palette, soit des plumes tubulaires caractérisées par la largeur (...) du trait qu'elles permettent de tracer. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9criture%20b%C3%A2ton
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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