The Chicago manual of style.
- 15th ed.
- Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
- xvii, 956 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
The parts of a published work -- Manuscript preparation and manuscript editing -- Proofs -- Rights and permissions -- Grammar and usage -- Punctuation -- Spelling, distinctive treatment of words, and compounds -- Names and terms -- Numbers -- Foreign languages -- Quotations and dialogue -- Illustrations and captions -- Tables -- Mathematics in type -- Abbreviations -- Documentation I : Basic patterns -- Documentation II : Specific content -- Indexes -- Appendix A : Design and production : basic procedures and key terms -- Appendix B : The publishing process for books and journals.
Provides information on manuscript preparation, punctuation, spelling, quotations, captions, tables, abbreviations, references, bibliographies, notes, and indexes, with sections on journals and electronic media.