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 202
give loose to his fancy.Ornament which elsewhere might be distracting ishere attractive, literally of use, that is to say, incalling attention to the letter (141). A pausebefore the reader begins or resumes his parable isnot without dramatic effect, and a letter must beindeed entangled with… … 141. INITIALS BY ISRAEL VAN MECKENEN. 1489. 168 make it easy to read. On the other hand, whereeasy reading is essential, as for example in anadvertisement, an initial not over-involved inornament may, by its detachment from the text,confuse the reader—as in the case of a placard inwhich the word…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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