Lettering in ornament; an enquiry into the decorative use of lettering, past, present, and possible (1902)
Day, Lewis Foreman, 1845-1910 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 110
ablyuseful. Its origin is not far toseek. A strip of parch-ment made a convenientticket on which to writea name or description.Such labels must oftenhave been attached tothings upon which theywere more or less a dis-figurement. The artistnaturally preferred to paint, or carve, or weave, his own… … 51. GOTHICGLASS : THELETTERSSCRATCHEDOUT OF THESOLID PAINT 76 turning over of the ends led to a characteristicform of ornament, he naturally developed the idea;and so we get the ornamental label, severe at first,eventually, as taste became more florid, twistingabout in the most fantastic fashion.…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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