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 204
In theB this curve turns inward, being simply of the samecharacter as the upper one, whilst in the R it turns out-ward. In both these letters, however, the upper curvemust be rather smaller than that of the p, in order thatthe lower portion may be slightly more full than theupper ones : an efiect… … Fig. 15. present. The next set of letters consists entirely, or al-most so, of curved lines, and includes c, o, q, and s. The o is the basis of the c, the Q, and the g. It consistsof two ellipses, either parallel or otherwise, according tothe character of the letter. In the present stage of…
House painting · Sign painting · Lettering
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