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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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7. Technical instructions 5. Book version layout and styles

5. Book version layout and styles

This is not currently part of the peer-reviewed material of the project. Do not cite as a research publication.

Layout (mm)

Page size: (A4 297 x 210)
> 160 x 240

Margins: top: 58.5, bottom: 57.5, inside: 45, outside: 45, gutter: 0, header: 48.5

Text size: 120 x 180

Verse text tables cell widths: 8mm (number), 56, 56 for each helmingr (or 112 for eddic metres)

Styles

  • ‘normal’: 10/12pt, justified, no spacing, 0,6cm tabs, font: 'Adobe Garamond Pro Skaldic'

Edition section

  • text (verse text): 11/13pt, 12pt spacing at top
  • prose (prose order): 9/11pt, 6pt spacing before
  • trans (translation): 10/12pt, 6pt spacing before
  • textapp (mss and readings): same as prose
  • edns (editions): same as prose
  • notes (context and notes): normal + 6pt spacing at top
  • runhead
  • runrdghead
  • runrdg

Text spans

  • kenref (kenning referents): 8pt font

Other styles

  • Volume introduction and front matter: 10.5/12.5pt
  • bibl (bibliography): normal + 0,6cm hanging indent
  • Normal padding: normal + 6pt top spacing

References

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