How long does it take to read First Principles of Typography?
Stanley Morison
First Principles of Typography by Stanley Morison takes about 32 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 32 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1930. 29 pages, about 7,975 words.
2 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 53 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 32 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 20 minutes |
The page count is the median across 12 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Type and type-founding, Printing, Graphic design (Typography), Bibliography
