Sign writing and glass embossing : a complete practical illustrated manual of the art, to which are added numerous alphabets (1890)
Callingham, James · Philadelphia : H. C. Baird & co. · leaf 101
ng a graceful flow of lines if a thicknessis to be added. The erratic form, so to speak, issufficiently obtrusive of itself, especially when it ex-tends above or below the line, and any application of acolored thickness will detract from the freedom wliichthe apparently careless, but graceful lines… … Taking these four letters as liis model, the studentshould make a complete alphabet, preserving as nearlyas possible the same features in every letter. This is acapital method of practice, as it gives facility of hand indrawing, and shows with what a variety of gracefulforms the letters of the…
Embossing (Printing) · Signs and signboards, Glass
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