| E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
| | | Type. | | |
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Pica (large type), litera pica’ta, the great black letter at the beginning of some new order in the liturgy. | 1 |
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Brevier’ (small type), used in printing the breviary. | 2 |
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Primer, now called “long primer,” (small type), used in printing small prayer-books called primers. | 3 |
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A fount of types. A complete assortment contains 1,117,000 pieces of type. | 4 |
| a | 8,500 |
| b | 1,600 |
| c | 3,000 |
| d | 4,400 |
| e | 12,000 |
| f | 2,500 |
| g | 1,700 |
| h | 6,400 |
| i | 8,000 |
| j | 400 |
| k | 800 |
| l | 4,000 |
| m | 3,000 |
| n | 8,000 |
| o | 8,000 |
| p | 1,700 |
| q | 500 |
| r | 6,200 |
| s | 8,000 |
| t | 9,000 |
| u | 3,400 |
| v | 1,200 |
| w | 2,000 |
| x | 400 |
| y | 2,000 |
| z | 200 |
| ,4,500 | 800 |
| ,2,000 | 600 | | | |
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