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 120
so that they can be seen and read. Hehas, in fact, frankly to accept the label as a con-vention, and not pretend that it is a real scroll.Realistic representation may at times be possible ;some may think it desirable; but in any case itdoes not go far towards meeting the conditions ofornamental… … 58. ENGRAVED OX COPPER BY H. S. BEHAM. determining of its direction ; it is his business tocompel it into the way it should go. You may tella good workman by the conscientiousness withwhich he keeps to the face of the ribbon andfollows the flow of its convolutions. It is easier,no doubt, to ignore…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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