Colonel

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Non Plus Ultra (2 point)

Microscopique (2.5 points)

Brilliant (3 point)

Diamond (4 point)

Pearl (5 point)

Nonpareille (6 points)

Insertio (6.5 points)

Colonel (7 point)

Petit (8 point)

Borgis (9 point)

Body (10 point)

Rhinelander (11 points)

Cicero (12 point)

Medium (14 points)

Tertia (16 point)

Paragon (18 points)

Text (20 points)

Canon (36 points)

Concordance (48 points)

Sabon (60 points)

The Kolonel or Mignon is a rarer font size in lead type with a cone height of seven Didot points , which corresponds to 2.632 mm. The equivalent in seven DTP points measures 2.469 mm.

The name Colonel , in older sources also Colonel , literally means little columns (small column). Mignon was the original name of this font, it means "darling". It was first used in the 18th century; it was mainly used in advertising and work sets.

In many European countries, font sizes have different names or the same names denote different cone heights. Writings of this size are called in France Mignone , in Holland Colonel , in England Minion , Spain Minona or Glosilla and Italy Mignona .

See also

literature

  • Friedrich Bauer: Handbook for typesetters. 2nd Edition. Klimsch & Co publishing house, 1905.
  • J. Bass: The book printer book. Heinrich Plesken Publishing House, 1930.
  • Fritz Genzmer, Walther Grossmann: The Setter's Book. Gutenberg Publishing House, Berlin 1939.