galley proof
originally, in bookprinting, a long column print of a text for the purposes of review and correction, today replaced by a page proof
genealogical table
in genealogical terms, a section of the overall ancestry chart of person; a family chart
genealogy
auxiliary discipline that deals with individual persons, their ancestry and familial associations
German Rules for Alphabetic Cataloguing (RAK)
rules for libraries for the formal cataloguing of media
German Rules for the Subject Catalogue (RSWK)
rules for libraries for card catalogues indexed according to subject headings
ghost writer
a behind-the-scenes author who is commissioned by a third party to compose literary works
gigabyte
unit of measurement in the field of digital technology equal to one billion bytes
gilding
the covering of metallic and non-metallic objects with gold leaf
gilt edge
the head edge or several edges of the book body covered with gold leaf for the purposes of decoration and protection
girdle book
late medieval form of bound book that eased the carrying on one’s own person of predominantly religious writings
glass gravure screen
the raster screen in a process camera that serves to split half-tone images into printable dots
glossary
a list containing explanations of terminology as relates to a particular subject field
golden ratio
proportions that have existed since classical antiquity, considered the pinnacle of harmonious arrangement and carrying great importance in the field of image composition and layout
gothic minuscule
a script originating in the manuscripts of the Middle Ages which replaced Carolingian minuscule
Gothic script
a set of letters either used in the time of the Gothic peoples or used to render the Gothic language
Göttingen Seven
seven professors from Göttingen who, in 1833, objected to a breach of the constitution by the House of Hannover and thus were removed from their positions
gouge
a heated brass tool used in blind tooling to decorate book covers
grammage
properly the paper density (a measure of the area density) of paper and cardboard in g/m², sometimes written as “gsm”
grand tour
trip of discovery undertaken by young nobleman of the early modern era
grant of arms
documents issued by rulers from the 14th century entitling the recipient to bear a coat of arms
graphic
a collective term referring to drawn works of art and their reproductions in print
graphics interchange format (GIF)
a digital graphical exchange format with good compressibility but minimal colour depth
graphics tablet
a computer input device allowing the user to enter hand-drawn images
Greek alphabet
considered, as a development of Phoenician script, to be the first true alphabet
grey literature
a designation in the field of library science for books and other publications that are not distributed within the commercial book trade
grid (layout)
design grid made of intersecting lines used to structure content for printing
grooving
a work step in book-binding and in the paper industry, whereby cardboard is grooved to make it easier to fold
grotesque (typeface classification)
a script without serifs dating back to ancient times with consistent stroke width; “grotesque” was an early design
guild
a voluntary local or regional trade association representing the interests of its members
guild
cooperative association of artisans and merchants that existed from the High Middle Ages up to the 19th century
Gutenberg Bible
the “42-line” printed version of the Old and New Testaments, produced by Johannes Gutenberg using handwritten script as the basis for the lettering
gutter
free space in typeset between the columns of a page
gutter
inner edge to which a document is bound
gymnasium
grammar schools originating in the “Humanist” era of the mid-19th century with a strong focus on the Greek and Latin classical periods and with an emphasis on preparing students for university education
