Paragon (font size)

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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 Paragon is a type size in lead type with a cone height of 18 Didot points , which corresponds to 6.768 mm. The equivalent in 18 DTP points is 6.35 mm.

The name Paragon , Paragona or Parangon means "adjustment" between the sizes tertia (16 points) and text (20 points). The name of this font was already forgotten in Germany at the end of the 19th century, but it was not uncommon - sometimes via America . Then this size was called technically " 1 1 ⁄ 2  Cicero " in the font samples . It was often found in the European region.

In many European countries, font sizes have different names or the same names denote different cone heights. Fonts of this size are called Gros-Romaine in France , Groote Romein in Holland , Parangon or Two Line Long Primer in England , Petit Paragon in Spain and Parangon in Italy .

See also

literature

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