Literary notes about Typographical (AI summary)
The term “typographical” in literature is primarily used to denote errors or anomalies in printed texts, often referring to mistakes like missing punctuation, duplicate letters, or other printing irregularities. Many authors and editors note that while the majority of major issues have been resolved, minor typographical errors have been either corrected silently or annotated for clarity, as seen in texts such as [1], [2], [3], and [4]. In other instances, the term highlights the rigor of the editorial process, with detailed lists of corrections provided after the text [5] and transcriber's notes showing minor changes have been standardized [6], [7]. Interestingly, “typographical” also appears in titles that emphasize the historical study of printing, such as in [8], reflecting the term’s broader cultural and scholarly significance.
- Only obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
— from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers - Minor typographical errors (e.g. missing punctuation, incorrect or duplicate letters) have been corrected without note.
— from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness by Cecil B. Hartley - Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
— from The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl - A few typographical errors have been corrected.
— from Latin for Beginners by Benjamin L. D'Ooge - Some typographical errors have been corrected; a list follows the text .
— from Criminal Psychology: A Manual for Judges, Practitioners, and Students by Hans Gross - Transcriber's note: Minor typographical errors, punctuation and inconsistencies have been silently normalized.
— from The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan Every Child Can Read by John Bunyan - Transcriber’s Notes Variant spelling and hyphenation have been preserved as printed; simple typographical errors have been corrected.
— from An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises by Frank Edgar Farley and George Lyman Kittredge - His chief publication is, Typographical Antiquities: being an historical account of Printing in England (1749).
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various
