Project Gutenberg 2017-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 280 United States. Government Printing Office Office, United States Government Printing United States. Public Printer United States. Superintendent of Public Printing United States. Congressional Printer U.S. Government Printing Office Government Printing Office (U.S.) United States. Office of the Superintendent of Public Printing 03001811 Manual of Style Governing Composition and Proof Reading in the Government Printing Office Produced by deaurider, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Manual of Style Governing Composition and Proof Reading in the Government Printing Office" is a reference guide written in the late 19th century. This manual is aimed at providing clear rules and standards for writing, composition, and proofreading specifically for use within the Government Printing Office. It covers a variety of topics, including abbreviations, capitalization, and formatting for bills, among other essential guidelines that are crucial for ensuring consistency and quality in government documents. The opening of the manual outlines the necessity for clear and established rules in the context of government printing to minimize confusion and avoid delay or unnecessary cost. The preface emphasizes the importance of authors preparing their manuscripts meticulously and provides practical suggestions to both authors and the printing staff for producing high-quality printed materials. The manual also lists various topics it will cover, such as orthography, geographical names, and specific guidelines related to typesetting and layout for various government documents and records, indicating a comprehensive approach to establishing a standardized style within governmental communications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Proofreading Authorship -- Style manuals Typesetting -- United States Printing, Public -- United States Printing -- United States -- Style manuals Names, Geographical Z Text Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 228035 2025-09-22T08:04:05.686770 text/html 204549 2024-10-23T02:39:59 text/html 258205 2025-09-22T08:04:12.822314 application/epub+zip 258174 2025-09-22T08:04:07.308775 application/epub+zip 115657 2025-09-22T08:04:06.469688 application/epub+zip 359462 2025-09-22T08:04:16.829214 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345174 2025-09-22T08:04:12.084237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 207481 2022-08-25T06:03:33.666504 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 153010 2025-09-22T08:04:04.691695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132946 2024-10-23T02:39:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17780 2025-09-22T08:04:16.988213 application/rdf+xml 13293 2025-09-22T08:04:06.678780 image/jpeg 1940 2025-09-22T08:04:06.622789 image/jpeg 263215 2025-09-22T08:04:05.714698 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog