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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This is one of those books that is never going to be an edge-of-the-chair page turner. On the other hand, it's filled with useful information that someone who is working with English, writing or printing might find extremely useful. For example, an A2 piece of paper is 420 mm by 595 mm (p. 27). Or, information about Spanish and Iberian languages. Basically this book is a compendium of material that printers at the Oxford University Press (OUP) found useful at one time or another. I've used it in editing work to look up details that weren't available elsewhere in my library. The book is a larger version of a work called Hart's Rules. Hart was a biggie at OUP from 1883 to 1915 and is considered "one of the most influential printers in the last two centuries." I'd recommend the book to anyone who knows they will be needing a lot of detail and who will be rubbing shoulders with European-influenced printing. ( ) no reviews | add a review
Throughout the twentieth century, The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors and Hart's Rules grew to be indispensable sources for all those who deal with the written word. Now, for the first time, The Oxford Style Manual combines in one volume these two classic reference books in theirlatest forms: the second edition of The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors, and The Oxford Guide to Style - the new Hart's Rules. Together they offer unrivalled guidance on words and how to treat them.The first part of The Oxford Style Manual contains 16 topic-based chapters of help on every aspect of words in print. The text is full of explanations, examples, and lists for quick reference: abbreviations, capitalization, punctuation, scientific and mathematical symbols are all covered in full.It gives clear advice on how to treat quotations, illustrations, tables, notes and references, specialist subjects, and indexes, as well as exhaustive information on foreign languages. There is also information on recent issues such as citing electronic media, submitting material for onlinepublication, and current copyright law.The second part of the Manual consists of short alphabetical entries that provide easy-to-follow guidance on specific writing conundrums, including common spelling difficulties (hairdryer or hairdrier?); queries on hyphenation and punctuation (brothers-in-law or brother-in-laws?); confusables(impassible or impassable?); differences between British and American English (pyjamas/pajamas); and difficult or unusual terms.The Oxford Style Manual really is the ultimate guide for all book, magazine, and Internet publishers on preparing and presenting the written word. No library descriptions found. |
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