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 124
again the vertical lines of black letter seem, as itwere, made to go with-it ; but, Gothic or Roman,or whatever the character of the lettering, it 89 should be upright ; the effect of slanting letters oritalics on it is never happy. Instances are to be found of labels bearingno inscription ; and… … 60. DESIGNED BY HARRY ROGERS. 6l. OLD GERMAN LETTERING. FIFTEENTH CENTURY VII. HIDDEN MEANINGS. It has been contended in these pages that,though the first and usual purpose of lettering isthat it shall be read with ease, there are occasionswhen easy reading is of secondary consequence (solong as it…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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