Ruling
The ruling (from the Latin linea "line, directional cord, edge") is a term from typography and generally describes the line specification in exercise books , among other things , to make it easier for students to learn the basic writing of a font . The line default usually moves in a four-line system , wherein the upper length, medium length and short length in a certain ratio to each other.
Different line proportions have already been established by historical font developers such as Rudolf Koch and Ludwig Sütterlin .
Line ratios
The following rulings or their multiples and the fonts that typically move in this ruling are known:
- 1: 1: 1 Sütterlin script
- 2: 3: 2 Offenbach script
- 3: 4: 3 Offenbach script, Latin original script
- 2: 1: 2 German Kurrentschrift
Normalization
Rulings are specified in DIN 16552-1 (rulings for handwriting - part 1) as of May 2005. For example, the ruling 1 with a system of four lines per line with gaps of five millimeters between the lines applies to all source fonts.
The ruling designations 1 to 4 also correspond to the number of the elementary school class. There are also names for special lines in circulation, such as 'ZL' for number learning and 'SL' for learning to write notebooks and 'R' for arithmetic notebooks with extra-large boxes.
See also
- French ruling
- Written language acquisition (learning to read and write)
literature
- Harald Suss: German script. Learn to read and write . Droemer Knaur, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-426-66753-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ DIN 16552-1: 2005-05. Handwriting rulings - Part 1: General rulings. Beuth Verlag , accessed on August 17, 2020 .
- ↑ DIN 16552-1. (PDF 272 KB) In: materialstandard.com. October 3, 2019, accessed August 17, 2020 .
- ↑ CODE crackers. Lexicon of Codes - Symbols - Abbreviations. In: code-knacker.de. Jürgen Kohlenberg, accessed on August 17, 2020 .