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 86
cisedlettering the surface of the slab is preserved ; butthe simple grounding out of the letters, leavingthe metal, stone, or wood intact, to form their face,is also a sure way of preserving their breadth ofsurface. It is quite commonly employed in brassand bronze, plain strips of metal (measuring… … INSCRIPTION FROM A FLEMISH BRASS. initial (34). This expedient of the band was, infact, almost necessary for the accommodation ofthe projecting parts of the minuscule letters;certainly it has invariably a good effect. The grounding-out of letters upon brass wassometimes done with a view to…
Lettering · Initials · Decoration and ornament
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