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 164
lnot possibly be guessed. There are occasionswhen the object of a monogram is disguise, whenthe problem is to invent a symbol which shall tellnothing to those who have not the key to itsmeaning. In the ordinary way the meaning ismeant to be unravelled by whosoever cares to giveit a thought. It… … 105- REVERSED CYPHER, FRENCH WOOD-CARVING. X. CYPHERS. Even if it were within the scope of design tomake any given letters into a monogram, the onlypossible one would many a time be ugly. In suchcase an artist naturally discards the idea andfalls back upon a cypher: he may indeed in anycase prefer…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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