Pause and Effect An Introduction to the History of Punctuation in the West
Contents: Preface Introduction Part I Pause: Symbols as Notation: Antiquity: aids for inexperienced readers and the prehistory of punctuation Changing attitudes to the written word: components in a 'grammar of legibility' Carolingian renovatio: augmenting old notation with new symbols The requirements of public worship The development of the general repertory of punctuation The technology of printing and the stabilization of the symbols. Part II Effect: Symbols as Signs: Influences on the application of punctuation The layout and punctuation of verse Notes Appendices: Part III Plates and Commentaries. Part IV Glossary, Indexes and Lists.