A practical manual of house-painting, graining, marbling and sign-writing : containing full information on the processes of house-painting in oil and distemper, the formation of letters and practice of sign-writing, the principles of decorative art, a course of elementary drawing for house-painters, writers, etc., and a collection of useful receipts ; with nine coloured illustrations of woods and marbles, and numerous wood engravings (1888)
Davidson, Ellis A., d. 1878 · London : C. Lockwood & Son · leaf 195
a trifle longer than the upperone, a difference which must not however be exaggerated.The horizontal in the middle of f and e should neverbe less than half the length of the other horizontals ; itmay be more. In some characters, such as the elon-gated, it may be lengthened until it is almost equal… … Fig. 8. Tlie width at top having been decided upon, theexternal lines are to be drawn, at equal distances, oneach side of a perpendicular. The point is cut off at thebottom, where the width should not be as great as thatof each of the members at the top. A certain amountof care is necessary in…
House painting · Sign painting · Lettering
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