Preamble to the Constitution

Fifty-two words and one sentence, set the way the engrossers meant it to be read.

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source	National Archives, engrossed copy
typeface	Caslon
paper	100 lb cream cover, 18 x 24
press	Thomas Graphics, Austin, Texas
edition	Numbered of 250, cotton paper, embossed maker's mark

The Preamble is fifty-two words and one sentence. We set it that way on purpose: one measure, one thought, the great opening words display-sized as the engrossing clerk wrote them. Text from the National Archives transcription.

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