Mastering typography with a trusted university standard.
This reference codifies the typographical rules used by the University of Chicago Press for its official publications. It offers practical guidance on capitalization, italics, quotations, spelling, punctuation, divisions, footnotes, indexing, tabular work, and more, all drawn from long-running editorial practice. The edition suite includes specimen pages of available type to help you see rules in action.
This edition emphasizes practical application over rigid uniformity, recognizing that exceptions arise in real publishing. It is designed for writers, editors, proofreaders, librarians, and anyone involved in producing polished books and pamphlets.
What you’ll experience
- Clear rules for capitalizing names, regions, and titles
- Guidance on when to use italics and how to present foreign terms
- Strategies for quotations, footnotes, and citations
- Concrete examples from specimen pages and typographic practice
Ideal for readers of reference works on publishing standards and for professionals who ensure typographic accuracy in print.