74. How is this kind of type made?
GLOSSARY OF TERMS RELATING TO TYPE
The numbers in parentheses refer to preceding pages in the text, where further information about the different subjects may be found.
Agate—A small size of type, about 5½-point. ([14])
Ascending Letters—The tall letters of the lower-case alphabet. ([7])
Antimony—One of the ingredients of type-metal; a silver-white, hard crystalline metallic substance, used in chemistry and medicine, as well as in industrial arts. ([26])
Bastard Types—Those with faces larger or smaller than is commonly made on a type-body. ([15])
Beard—The beveled space below the face of a type. ([15])