num_pages: 642
description: A completely rewritten edition of Hart's Rules for Compositors and Readers , which is currently in its revised thirty-ninth edition, The Oxford Guide to Style has been expanded to encompass modern issues in preparing copy for publication. Hart's Rules is a classic text in printing andpublishing houses, and this successor to it is sure to become a classic also. It consists of 16 topic-based chapters giving advice on how to present the written word. It incorporates the most recent changes in citing electronic media, and details on submission of material for publicationelectronically. The text is full of explanations, examples, and lists on, for example, mathematical symbols, abbreviations and capitalization, and there is exhaustive information for editors on foreign languages and how to present them on the page. There is also advice on how to treat quotations,notes and references, specialist subjects, and indexing.As well as giving advice on the traditional skills needed in the preparation of copy and proofs, there is further information for editors on issues such as copyright laws and legal references. This really is the ultimate guide for all printers, book, magazine, and Internet publishers on thepreparation and presentation of the written word.
language: English
title: The Oxford Guide To Style
titlecomplete: The Oxford Guide To Style
genres: Language, Design, Reference, Nonfiction, Writing
ratings_count: 102
publisher: Oxford University Press