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 39
3. PALI BUDDHIST MANUSCRIPT. particular leaning towards the ornamental side ofart, and who yet saw decorative value in lettering,was Robert Louis Stevenson, who, a year beforehis death, was bent on decorating the ruddywooden walls of his house at Samoa with letter-ing. His idea was, to have made… … 4. ICELANDIC INSCRIPTION. hundreds of gilt letters on the model of reallyexquisitely fine clear type from some Romanmonument mounted on spikes like drawing-pins.You see, he wrote to Mr. St. Gaudens, suppose you entertain an honoured guest, whenhe goes he leaves his name in gilt letters on yourwalls…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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