Received: from mail.proteosys.com ([213.139.130.197]) by nummer-3.proteosys with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6713); Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:14:41 +0100 Received: by mail.proteosys.com (8.12.10/8.12.2) with ESMTP id h9TIEc4d027160 for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 19:14:39 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (listserv.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.100.27]) by relay2.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id h9THwBED022350; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:58:11 +0100 (MET) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C39E48.856F3E80" Received: from listserv (listserv.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.100.27]) by listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.3/8.12.3/SuSE Linux 0.6) with ESMTP id h9T2LxIV014716; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:52:51 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Received: from LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE by LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8d) with spool id 2441 for LATEX-L@LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:52:51 +0100 Received: from relay.uni-heidelberg.de (relay.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.100.212]) by listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.3/8.12.3/SuSE Linux 0.6) with ESMTP id h9THqps7026936 for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:52:51 +0100 Received: from ams.org (sun06.ams.org [130.44.1.6]) by relay.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id h9THvlaj023932 for ; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:57:48 +0100 (MET) Received: from localhost (bnb@localhost) by ams.org (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h9THvjTr025271; Wed, 29 Oct 2003 12:57:46 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: References: Your message of Fri, 7 Feb 2003 13:17:32 -0500 Return-Path: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Oct 2003 18:14:43.0897 (UTC) FILETIME=[87294A90:01C39E48] X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 1.0 (http://www.roaringpenguin.com/mimedefang/) X-Spam-Score: 0 () Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: Re: Math typesetting literature Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:57:45 +0100 Message-ID: A X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Re: Math typesetting literature Thread-Index: AcOeSIdVKxJrF0cMQRG+dvPeTtfL/Q== From: "Barbara Beeton" To: Reply-To: "Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4737 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C39E48.856F3E80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable hans aberg asks, In the past, it was mentioned literature describing (traditional) typesetting rules of mathematics. But unfortunately, I did not copy = those references, and from time to time, I encounter people who want to = know. Could somebody be kind and indicate some references to such = literature to me? attached is the list i send out whan anyone asks. i also know about an issue of the Monotype Recorder that has an article by Arthur Phillips on the subject, but since i haven't yet been able to get my hands on a copy, it's not included here. -- bb -------------------- These four books are entirely about the composition of mathematics: T.W. Chaundy, P.R. Barrett and Charles Batey The Printing of Mathematics Oxford University Press, London, 1954 (third impression, 1965) Karel Wick Rules for Type-setting Mathematics Publishing House of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, = 1965 Ellen Swanson Mathematics into Type American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 1971, revised 1979 updated 1999 by Arlene O'Sean and Antoinette Schleyer The original edition is based on "traditional" composition (Monotype and "cold type", i.e. Varityper and Selectric Composer); the 1979 edition adds material for computer composition, and the 1999 edition mostly assumes TeX or a comparably advanced system. Mathematics in Type The William Byrd Press, Richmond, VA, 1954 The following books contain material on mathematical composition, but it is not the principal topic covered: The Maple Press Company Style Book York, PA, 1931 (reprinted 1942) contains sections on fractions; mathematical signs; simple = equations; alignment of equations; braces, brackets and parentheses; integrals, sigmas and infinities; hyphens, dashes and minus signs; superiors and inferiors; ... A Manual of Style, Twelfth Edition, Revised The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1969 A chapter "Mathematics in Type" was produced using the Penta (computer) system. The TeXbook is the manual for Donald Knuth's TeX composition system: Donald E. Knuth The TeXbook Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1984 Appendix G describes the somewhat idiosyncratic mechanism used by TeX to accomplish the composition of mathematical notation; it is based on the principles laid out in the first three books above, as well as on examination of a large number of published samples that demonstrated Knuth's style preferences. All but the Swanson, Knuth, and Chicago are out of print, but can probably be found through a bookseller specializing in typography and design. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C39E48.856F3E80 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: Math typesetting literature

hans aberg asks,

    In the past, it was mentioned = literature describing (traditional)
    typesetting rules of mathematics. = But unfortunately, I did not copy those
    references, and from time to time, = I encounter people who want to know.

    Could somebody be kind and indicate = some references to such literature
    to me?

attached is the list i send out whan anyone = asks.

i also know about an issue of the Monotype = Recorder
that has an article by Arthur Phillips on the = subject,
but since i haven't yet been able to get my hands = on
a copy, it's not included here.
          &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;        -- bb

          &nbs= p;            = ; --------------------

These four books are entirely about the composition of = mathematics:

    T.W. Chaundy, P.R. Barrett and = Charles Batey
    The Printing of Mathematics
    Oxford University Press, London, = 1954 (third impression, 1965)

    Karel Wick
    Rules for Type-setting = Mathematics
    Publishing House of the = Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1965

    Ellen Swanson
    Mathematics into Type
    American Mathematical Society, = Providence, RI, 1971, revised 1979
    updated 1999 by Arlene O'Sean and = Antoinette Schleyer
    The original edition is based on = "traditional" composition
    (Monotype and "cold = type", i.e. Varityper and Selectric Composer);
    the 1979 edition adds material for = computer composition, and the
    1999 edition mostly assumes TeX or = a comparably advanced system.

    Mathematics in Type
    The William Byrd Press, Richmond, = VA, 1954

The following books contain material on mathematical = composition,
but it is not the principal topic covered:

    The Maple Press Company Style = Book
    York, PA, 1931 (reprinted = 1942)
    contains sections on fractions; = mathematical signs; simple equations;
    alignment of equations; braces, = brackets and parentheses; integrals,
    sigmas and infinities; hyphens, = dashes and minus signs; superiors
    and inferiors; ...

    A Manual of Style, Twelfth Edition, = Revised
    The University of Chicago Press, = Chicago, 1969
    A chapter "Mathematics in = Type" was produced using the Penta
    (computer) system.

The TeXbook is the manual for Donald Knuth's TeX = composition system:

    Donald E. Knuth
    The TeXbook
    Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, = 1984
    Appendix G describes the somewhat = idiosyncratic mechanism used by
    TeX to accomplish the composition = of mathematical notation; it is
    based on the principles laid out = in the first three books above,
    as well as on examination of a = large number of published samples
    that demonstrated Knuth's style = preferences.

All but the Swanson, Knuth, and Chicago are out of = print, but can
probably be found through a bookseller specializing = in typography
and design.

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