Visual Language
- 1 July 1991
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Business and Technical Communication
- Vol. 5 (3) , 246-274
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1050651991005003002
Abstract
Studies in the history of technical writing have only recently begun to study the development of technical writing. Pollard and Redgrave's Short-Title Catalogue, 1475-1640 contains a number of English Renaissance technical books that reveal that Renaissance printers and authors were aware of the need for readability and visual access in technical reference and information books. An examination of these books shows evolving use of many contemporary page design techniques: partition, clearly worded headings, visual aids, enumeration and listing devices, and choice of font for emphasis.Keywords
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