Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work (1912)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 227
used only on work far removedfrom the eye, as is indeed alone advisable. An inscription thatis to be seen close at hand must rely upon the more correct sectionand be cut as deeply as possible. For lettering placed at a greatheight, an even stronger effect may be obtained by making theincised… … Fig. 22. Classic Roman Alphabet.From Marble Inscriptions in the Roman Forum. lights on the rounding letters to add interest and variety, butthe letter certainly carries farther and has more strength. 176 AKCHITECTUKAL LETTERING 31 In Fig. 21 is shown a photograph from a model of theincised V-sunk…
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