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 45
Fig. 27. §1 ELEMENTS OF LETTERING 31 form and construction it may be classified as ornamental,as shown in Fig. 27. There are many forms of designs used in letter-face orna-mentation, either filigree work, geometrical designs, or a com- … bination of both. In Fig. 28 are shown three letters of theface-ornament class, the one at («) being decorated with filigreework, while (6) shows a geometrical design, and (c) simplythe cross-line shading. GROTESQUE LETTERS. 73. All letters, as previously stated (Art. 2), are eitherplain,…
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