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 175
Il8. CYPHERS, A M, I H S. A CI. i4<» monograms and cyphers with something small orfinikin ; but the breadth and dignity of decorationsuch as that is unsurpassed. Enough, however, about reversing; let us returnto the cypher. The interlacing of separate lettersdoes not hinder them from being each… … Iig. CYPHER, I H C. case of carving it might be texture) letters mostintricately interwoven may be traced and easilyidentified. By the same means any one lettermay be emphasised at will. Thanks, therefore,to colour, or to texture, the artist is enabled safelyto venture upon combinations of letters…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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