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Lettering, for students and craftsmen / Graily Hewitt

Books


REF.CL.2435
336 p. illus. 21 cm.
1976
Graily Hewitt
Pentalic Corporation
Lettering.
Includes index.

Contents: Introductory -- The pen's standard -- Historical -- Method -- Cursive miniscule -- Semiformal miniscule -- Example of formal alphabet (miniscule) -- Formal and cursive majuscule -- Flat pen, miniscule and majuscule -- Numerals -- The double stroke -- Compound capitals (Gothic manner) -- Compound Roman capitals (Renaissance manner) -- Roman capitals: proportions -- Roman capitals: details of construction -- Arrangement: general -- Arrangement (of books) -- Some other "arrangements" -- Decorative arrangements -- Theory of letters -- Of legibility -- Legibility: clearness -- Legibility: speed -- Legibility: beauty -- Materials: pen and ink -- Materials: paper and parchment -- Materials: pounce, etc., pigments -- Of materials: the asiso for gilding -- Gilding the asiso -- Written books.