Sort (typesetting)

In typesetting by hand compositing, a sort, otherwise referred to as a type, is a block representing a specific letter, digit or other symbol cast from a matrix mould and made with other sorts bearing additional symbols into lines of type to make up a forme from which a page is printed.

Related pages
 Sort - other uses of the word
 Typeface
 Typography

References
 Nesbitt, Alexander The History and Technique of Lettering (c) 1957, Dover Publications, Inc. , Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 57-13116. The Dover edition is an abridged and corrected republication of the work originally published in 1950 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. under the title Lettering: The History and Technique of Lettering as Design.

Other websites
Typowiki , a type wiki at typophile.com 
Metal Type - For Those who Remember Hot Metal Typesetting

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