One hundred loose leaf lessons in lettering with pen and brush; Gordon system, adapting the familiar music staff as an aid to correct alignment and construction of letters, introducing a series of alphabets for show card writing and commercial art work (1920)
Gordon, William Hugh · [Cincinnati] The Signs of the times pub. co. · leaf 84
Second half of alphabet shown in precedingcopy. Note the swash line finish on terminals of theN, W, Y, Z, the tail of the R and Q, and the swash top of the T. The U is similar in finish to the smallletter. To designate capitals are horizontal topserifs. Copyrighted 1920 by The Signs of the Times… … mnn The Italics to match Lessons 76 and 77. Thesehave high ascenders and medium descenders, swashline serifs on b, d, f, k, and the terminal serifs of m and n may be swashed if desirable to spacing ar-rangement. The hook on the g is also swashed. In practice, rule slant guide lines as designated.…
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