Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the first edition
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Preliminary copy-editing, design and specimen pages
- 3 Preparing the text for the typesetter
- 4 Illustrations
- 5 Proofs
- 6 House style
- 7 Preliminary pages
- 8 Indexes
- 9 Other parts of a book
- 10 Bibliographical references
- 11 Literary material
- 12 Multi-author and multi-volume works
- 13 Science and mathematics books
- 14 Other special subjects
- 15 Reprints and new editions
- 16 On-screen editing
- Appendixes
- Glossary
- Select bibliography and other resources
- Index
Preface to the second edition
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 August 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- Preface to the fourth edition
- Preface to the third edition
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the first edition
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Preliminary copy-editing, design and specimen pages
- 3 Preparing the text for the typesetter
- 4 Illustrations
- 5 Proofs
- 6 House style
- 7 Preliminary pages
- 8 Indexes
- 9 Other parts of a book
- 10 Bibliographical references
- 11 Literary material
- 12 Multi-author and multi-volume works
- 13 Science and mathematics books
- 14 Other special subjects
- 15 Reprints and new editions
- 16 On-screen editing
- Appendixes
- Glossary
- Select bibliography and other resources
- Index
Summary
I have taken the opportunity to include the new British Standard proof correction marks and to revise the information about US copyright legislation. Innumerable smaller changes have been made throughout the book.
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- Butcher's Copy-editingThe Cambridge Handbook for Editors, Copy-editors and Proofreaders, pp. xiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2006