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“Verheißung und Versprechen” a third generation approach to theological typesetting

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The process of producing the monograph “Verheißung und Versprechen” is described both in its relation to previous techniques and as an example for present possibilities. We describe how to produce Greek and Hebrew by means of TEX, say a few words about Gothic and Fraktur, and discuss automatic translation fromScriptinto LATEX. Indexing usingScriptis described and leads to a more general discussion of the indexing problem and the rôle of symbols. Further topics are operating considerations and ‘manuscript support’.

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Wonneberger, R. (1986). “Verheißung und Versprechen” a third generation approach to theological typesetting. In: Désarménien, J. (eds) TEX for Scientific Documentation. TeX 1986. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 236. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0022703

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