Papers by Robert M Ritter
INTRODUCTION TO THE OXFORD STYLE MANUAL THE OXFORD GUIDE TO STYLE Preface Acknowledgements Conten... more INTRODUCTION TO THE OXFORD STYLE MANUAL THE OXFORD GUIDE TO STYLE Preface Acknowledgements Contents to The Oxford Guide to Style Recommended works of reference The Oxford Guide to Style main text THE OXFORD DICTIONARY FOR WRITERS AND EDITORS Contents to The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors Editor's Note How to use this Dictionary List of Abbreviations The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors main text INDEX TO THE OXFORD GUIDE TO STYLE
Choice Reviews Online, 2001
Preface Guide to the dictionary Abbreviations used in the dictionary A to Z Prime Ministers of Gr... more Preface Guide to the dictionary Abbreviations used in the dictionary A to Z Prime Ministers of Great Britain and of the United Kingdom Presidents of the United States of America Members of the European Union Greek alphabet Diacritics, accents, and special sorts Mathematical symbols SI units Metric prefixes Chemical elements
1. The parts of a book 2. Preparing copy 3. Spelling and hyphenation 4. Punctuation 5. Capitaliza... more 1. The parts of a book 2. Preparing copy 3. Spelling and hyphenation 4. Punctuation 5. Capitalization 6. Names 7. Italic, roman, and other type treatments 8. Work titles in text 9. Quotations and direct speech 10. Abbreviations and symbols 11. Numbers and dates 12. Languages 13. Law and legal references 14. Science, mathematics, and computing 15. Lists and tables 16. Illustrations 17. Notes and references 18. Bibliography 19. Indexing 20. Copyright and other publishing responsibilities Index
Oxford's style manual will be essential to users previously dependent on Hart's Rules f... more Oxford's style manual will be essential to users previously dependent on Hart's Rules for Compositors and Readers (39th ed., 1986)--those preparing manuscripts for Oxford University Press and other British publishers--which Ritter revises and enlarges. Chapters cover general publication topics such as front matter and preparation of copy and proofs; editorial issues like punctuation, numbers, and capitalization; special conventions regarding science and mathematics; and" specialist subjects" including British and EU law ...
Journal of the Printing Historical Society, 2004
This article by Charles Batey (Printer to Oxford University, 1946–1958) first appeared in
*Sign... more This article by Charles Batey (Printer to Oxford University, 1946–1958) first appeared in
*Signature* NS 18 (1954), pp. 5–22. It provides a vital link between the practices, contexts, and perspectives of printing and publishing between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Edited and annotated with notes by Robert Ritter.
Journal of the Printing Historical Society, 2004
Created over a hundred and thirty years ago, *Hart’s Rules for Compositors and Readers at the Uni... more Created over a hundred and thirty years ago, *Hart’s Rules for Compositors and Readers at the University Press, Oxford* remains the first and most influential guide for printers and publishers. That it has never been out of print, standing the test of time through more than 40 editions, is an extraordinary testament to its central importance in the mediation of text. Oxford’s fortuitous combination of a great academic press and an eminent printer seems to point inexorably to the birth of this extraordinary little book. Yet it was never meant to be that way.
Book Reviews by Robert M Ritter
The Oxonian Review, 2009
Review of Scott Donaldson, Fitzgerald and Hemingway: Works and Days (New York: Columbia Universit... more Review of Scott Donaldson, Fitzgerald and Hemingway: Works and Days (New York: Columbia University Press, 2009)
Modern Language Review, 2010
Reviewed Work: Documentation: A History and Critique of Attribution, Commentary, Glosses, Margina... more Reviewed Work: Documentation: A History and Critique of Attribution, Commentary, Glosses, Marginalia, Notes, Bibliographies, Works-Cited Lists, and Citation Indexing and Analysis by Robert Hauptman, published in The Modern Language Review, Vol. 105, No. 4 (October 2010), pp. 1133-1135 (3 pages)
Books by Robert M Ritter
The Oxford Guide to Style , 2002
A completely rewritten edition of Hart's Rules for Compositors and Readers, which is currently in... more 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 and publishing houses, and this successor to it is sure to become a classic also. The Oxford Guide to Style 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 publication electronically. 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 the preparation and presentation of the written word.
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Papers by Robert M Ritter
*Signature* NS 18 (1954), pp. 5–22. It provides a vital link between the practices, contexts, and perspectives of printing and publishing between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Edited and annotated with notes by Robert Ritter.
Book Reviews by Robert M Ritter
Books by Robert M Ritter
*Signature* NS 18 (1954), pp. 5–22. It provides a vital link between the practices, contexts, and perspectives of printing and publishing between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Edited and annotated with notes by Robert Ritter.