A Roman alphabet and how to use it; a conventional Roman alphabet with full directions for its use in the lettering problems required in public, normal, art, and technical schools, and for the lettering problems which arise in the practice of architects, commercial illustrators, show-card writers and sign painters
A lettering manual by Frank Forrest Frederick, published in Trenton, New Jersey, in 1917 for students in public, normal, art, and technical schools and for architects, illustrators, show-card writers, and sign painters. The plates set a serif Roman alphabet over square grids, with capitals, numerals, and sample signs like "FOR SALE" measured in unit widths, giving designers construction diagrams, letter proportions, and spacing rules to copy or redraw.
