système de point typographique

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  Date : 1982

  Notes :

  The three principal point system use today differ basically and in decimal detail.
  
  The British-American system, universally adopted by English-speaking countries, has for its standard measurement the 0.166 pica and the 0.1383 point or one twelfth of the pica. (Thus 1 000 lines of pica or 12 point matter measure 166 inches). The Didot system used in most countries of continental Europe has the cicero as its basic unit. The cicero equals 12 'corps' or 0.178" and the Didot 'corps' or points measures exactly 0.01483. The median system sometimes encouteredhas a 'corps' or point measurement of 0.01374. The median em or cicero measures 0.165.

  Terme :

  1. point system