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 211
al lettering are more in number than itwould be possible to enumerate. It must sufficeto mention a few of them. The end in viewis, usually, by means of ornament,to get a broken background, against which theletter is sufficiently relieved, dark on a lighter tint,or light upon a darker; and it is…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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