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 232
inadequacy of detail. Inthe same way the cypher O I C (no) justsufficiently fills a space which it is absolutelynecessary to keep broad, and yet could not wellbe left bare. The fact, of course, that an artistcould rely upon the vanity of his patron toappreciate the introduction of his cypher,… … 172. ENGLISH GOTHIC PAVING TILES. that at times the inscription was first thought ofonly as an excuse for the ornamental label: it iseven (157) used at times without the excuse of let-tering. A case in point is the elaborate design ofH. S. Beham (41). Again, it would probably not ig8 have occurred…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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