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 64
withthe poster-humorist, who has found his oppor-tunity, and makes good use of it—if not of letteringalways. To return, however, to the wider subject of theprinted page, all that is here claimed on behalfof art is, due regard to its appearance. In theprinting of books the ruling consideration is… … ig. ALFONSO THE WISE, HIS MARK. A.D. I254. III. THE WRITTEN PAGE. The written page is naturally set out very muchon the lines of print—itself, of course, originallymodelled upon manuscript. In so far as typeand manuscript seek the same end, they aresubject to the same laws ; but only to that…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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