mise-en-pagen.
/ˌmiːzɒnˈpaʒ/, /ˌmiːz ɒnˈpɑːʒ/, U.S. /ˈˌmizɑnˈpɑʒ/ Typography.
The design of printed pages, including the layout of text and illustrations; (also) the composition or layout of a picture.
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society > communication > printing > material to be printed > [noun] > specification or design for
layout1910
mise-en-page1926
1926 R. Fry in J. M. Cameron Victorian Photographs 13 Here the artist has been able to control everything, the mise-en-page, the disposition of the drapery, and the illumination.
1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 3 July 556/1 More intent on realizing the volumes than on the mise-en-page.
1957 Listener 5 Dec. 947/2 The wrapper is deplorable..and the mise-en-page rather poor..nevertheless a book to be thankful for.
1972 Guardian 19 June 11/2 Aubrey Beardsley..contributed..the art of mise en page..the art of making dramatic use of big blank spaces.
1988 Mod. Painters Autumn 43/1 Hockney's sense of mise en scène and mise en page..has served him well in the theatre designs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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