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The page proportions vary, but most commonly used is the 2:3 proportion. In this canon the text area and page size are of same proportions, and the height of the text area equals the page width.

Margin proportions are 2:3:4:6 (inside, top, outside and bottom, respectively).

Popularized by Jan Tschichold in his book ''The Form of the Book'' in 1975 .

page from a rare Blackletter Bible ( 1497 ). Page proportions as per the "secret canon".]]


REFERENCES

  • Tschichold, Jan, "The Form of the Book'' (1991), Hartley & Marks, ISBN 0-88179-116-4

  • Van De Graaf, J. A. . ''Nieuwe berekening voor de vormgeving.'' (1946)