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The history and technique of lettering / Alexander Nesbitt
Books
REF.CL.0366
300 p. : illus. ; 24 cm
1950
1957
CBA Copy 1. Discusses the use of lettering as a design tool. Begins with a history of the design of lettering, with sections on the Ancient History of Type (Norse rock-tracing, Egyptian word-pictures, Classic Greek Alphabet, etc.), Arabic Numerals, Gothic Letters and Type, The Effects of the Industrial Revolution, and Type of the Twentieth Century. The second half of the text is titled a practical course in lettering and includes sections on Lettering with the Broad Pen, Exercises in Script, and Poster design. First published in 1950 under the title: Lettering; The History and Technique of Lettering as Design. With a bibliography (p. 288-293) and an index (p. 294-300).
