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 239
176. EMBROIDERY AT THE HOTEL CLUNY. 204 for Louis XIII. asserts itself less emphaticallythan it would if it occurred singly, and were notused as an ornamental repeat. The form of lettering can, it is evident, be easilymodified to the degree at which it is quite unin- … 177. OLD FRENCH PAVING TILE. telligible; the main difficulty of the designer is inmaking ornamental letters which shall not beenigmatical. The foliation of the letter-shape isitself enough to transform it absolutely. Butdeparture from the normal shape should be in thedirection of beauty. That is…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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