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 78
feeling in such matters, and if he has taste it willguide him aright. The beautiful panel of lettering,well deserving its place of honour in the tomb ofMary of Burgundy, at Bruges (28), shows that itonly needs the competent artist, and he can, with-out offence, give play to his fancy even in… … 27- RAISED LETTERS IN MARBLE. Inscriptions are written by common consent inhorizontal lines. It is not so universally concededthat the lines should be of equal length, and form 44 therefore a compact rectangular mass of lettering.This may not be possible in the case of an ampleinscription within,…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
Internet Archive · Smithsonian Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from I.[-VI.] pars Romanae vrbis topographiae & antiquitatum, quâ succinctê & breviter describuntur omnia quae tam publicê quam privatim videntur anim-adversione digna: (1597)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-iviparsrompt4thru6bois-162-109.webp)
