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CICERO [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
DEF

[The] European unit of measurement 7% larger than a pica: divided into 12 Didot pts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
DEF

Caractère d'imprimerie de douze points typographiques, soit 4,5 mm.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Composición (Imprenta)
DEF

En el sistema de puntos Didot es una unidad de 0.1776 de pulgada (4.5612 milímetros) usada para medir material tipográfico.

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Record 2 2004-09-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Graphic Arts and Printing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Artes gráficas e imprenta
DEF

Sistema de medidas de impresión estándar en el que se basan los diferentes tamaños de letras.

OBS

Un punto en el sistema de Didot es 0, 0148 de pulgada(0, 376 milímetros). Hay 12 puntos de Didot en un cícero.

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