Note 21 — Chapter VI · MANUSCRIPT BOOKS16 MS. Books: Tools & Materials — Methods & Proportions — The Size & Shape of the Book — The Widths of the Margins — The Size of the Writing, &c. — Ruling — MS. Books: General Remarks.
Reading edition
If the average number of words be previously fixed—as in a poem (see p. 95)—that will practically determine the size of the writing.