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Element_13
10-09-2007, 02:03 PM
Can anyone on these forums clarify what a Galley Proof is? I am guessing it is a final bound proof from the printer before it goes to print. I have just never heard it being called this before and wanted to verify. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
PrintDriver
10-09-2007, 02:54 PM
Not even necessarily properly bound.
Here's the dictionary definition:
A proof of typeset matter especially in a single column before being made into pages
We used galley proofs of a professor's new textbook one year for class. It was held together with binder clips, LOL.
Typically
10-09-2007, 03:13 PM
google is amazing
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galley_proof
Element_13
10-10-2007, 01:03 PM
Well, PrintDriver, thanks for the clarification. I found both of these on google as well but they didn't really make much sense to me. Thanks again for the help.
urstwile
10-12-2007, 05:11 AM
Not even necessarily properly bound.
Here's the dictionary definition:
A proof of typeset matter especially in a single column before being made into pages
We used galley proofs of a professor's new textbook one year for class. It was held together with binder clips, LOL.
Yup, back in the day I worked with galley proofs all the time. In the early days, the final typeset stuff was actually stripped into position. Later advances made it possible to do multiple columns.
PrintDriver
10-12-2007, 12:19 PM
The Wiki definition doesn't leave much out and even includes the difference between a Galley Proof and a Page Proof.
A Galley used to be the first strike-off on press from the first round of typesetting, when type was hand set. Now it is anything from the first round to just before final round of electronically set type. It isn't necessarily bound. The 'textbook' we used was in it's 3rd draft and had color plates as well as columned text.
A Page Proof is the final chance you get to fix any typos in your book (JK Rowling shoulda looked at her last book a little more closely. Anyone notice the minor gaff?). It is either bound or not.
If this doesn't help, please explain why? Is it because of the earlier print technology terminology?
There are other, perhaps better, search engines besides Google. One that gets more to the point is Mamma.com (be sure to spell it right! LOL! Or you'll end up someplace you don't want to be while at work.) Type a query in as a question, ie "what is a galley proof?" (without the quote marks), and you get other sources besides wiki and the dictionaries.