Originally published in 1987, in seven different languages, this is a fully revised and extended edition of Jost Hochulié excellent little book 'Detail in typography'.
It is a concise yet rich discussion of all the small things that enhance the legibility of texts. It considers all the elements that constitute a column of text - letters, words, the line, and the space around these elements. Yet this is more than a guide to correct typography. How is it, Hochuli asks, that text can be set perfectly and yet look insufferably dull? Answers may be found here, not the least in the way the book itself has been set and produced.