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 37
maxi-mum width of the shade occurs at a, a, midway between the twolines b, 6, and then diminishes to lines b, b, where it is com-pleted. The tendency of the average letterer is to give too muchthickness where shade begins or finishes. All letters must beshaded on the same angle at every point, and,…
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