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 190
g material and the wayit is worked to have a hand in shaping it; andthe ornamentist is not merely safe in following thelead thus given to his invention, but foolhardyin not following it. Further, his own personality,presuming him to have one, will find expressionin his rendering of no matter what… … 133- GOTHIC IRON LOCK-PLATE. suggest innumerable modifications of the lettersas they appear in the copy-book, and an artist wereno artist if he did not venture upon them. It wouldbe absurd for a designer not to prolong the tail of a 156 letter if he wanted it to fill a space, or otherwiseto assert…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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