Elements of lettering ... A treatise on the history, classification, and practical application of the various styles of letters of the alphabet (1899)
International Correspondence Schools · Scranton, The Colliery engineer company · leaf 36
Fig. … in more of the letters when shaded on the left side, such as theS, E, C, R, etc. Fig. 7 illustrates this advantage, and shows thesingle stroke on the left at (a), and the broken shade from thestroke on the right side at (fc). (2) By shading to the left,the letterer can accomplish more in a given…
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