Letters and Lettering - A Treatise With 200 Examples

Frank Chouteau Brown

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LETTERS & LETTERING A TREATISE WITH 200 EXAMPLES FRANK CHOUTEAU BROWN

BOSTON BATES & GUILD COMPANY MCMXXI

Copyright, 1921, by BATES & GUILD COMPANY Printed by PERRY & ELLIOTT CO LYNN BOSTON Printed in the U. S. A.

NOTE This book is intended for those who have felt the need of a varied collection of alphabets of standard forms, arranged for convenient use. The alphabets illustrated, while primarily intended to exhibit the letter shapes, have in most cases been so arranged as to show also how the letters compose into words, except in those instances where they are intended to be used only as initials. The application of classic and medieval letters to modern usages has been, as far as possible, suggested by showing modern designs in which similar forms are employed. In view of the practical aim of this treatise it has been deemed advisable to include a larger number of illustrative examples rather than to devote space to the historical evolution of the letter forms. To the artists, American and European, who have so kindly furnished him with drawings of their characteristic letters—and without whose cordial assistance this book would hardly have been possible—to the master- printers who have allowed him to show types specially designed for them, and to the publishers who have given him permission to borrow from their books and magazines, the author wishes to express his sincere obligations. F. C. B.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1   AND   2A LPHABET   AFTER S EBASTIAN S ERLIO (1473-1554). Reconstructed by Albert R. Ross. 3W IDTH P NSOPOROITR   OF M ODERN R OMAN C APITALS . F. C. B. 4D RAWING   FOR I NCISED R OMAN  C APITALS forms based upon those shown in figures 1. For cutting in granite. Letter and 2. F. C. B. 5P HOTOGRAPH   OF I NCISED R OMAN C APITALS . Cut in granite from drawing shown in figure 4 6I NCISED R OMAN C APITALS . From the Arch of Constantine, Rome. 315 A.D. From a photograph 7M ODEL   FOR I NCISED R OMAN C APITALS . Used for inscriptions cut in granite on Boston Public Library. McKim, Mead & White, Architects. Photographed from a cast 8R OMAN I NCISED C APITALS . From fragments in marble. National Museum, Naples. Rubbing 9R OMAN I NCISED I CSIRTPOINN . Museo Civico, Bologna. From a photograph 10R OMAN I NCISED I IONRIPTNSC . Museo Civico, Bologna. From a photograph 11D ETAIL   FROM   A R OMAN I NCISED I NSCRIPTOIN . Showing composition. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B. 12 "R USTIC " R OMAN  C APITALS . Of pen forms, but cut in stone. Redrawn from a rubbing. From fragment in the National Museum, Naples. F. C. B. 13 R OMAN  C APITALS   FROM  F RAGMENTS   OF  I STIOINPCRNS . Showing various characteristic letter forms. Redrawn from rubbings. F. C. B. 14 M ODERN   O R MAN   N I CISED  C APITALS . Executed in sandstone. From the Harvard Architectural Building, Cambridge, Mass. McKim, Mead & White, Architects 15L ETTERS S HOWN   IN A LPHABET 1 AND 2, IN C OMPOSITION . By Albert R. Ross 16and17C LASSIC R OMAN C APITALS the Forum, Rome. F. C. B.-. Cut in marble. Redrawn from rubbings made in 21 18and 19 C LASSIC R OMAN C APITALS marble. Redrawn from rubbings. F. C. B.. Late period. Cut in 20P ORTION   OF R OMAN I NIOPTRISCN . With supplied letters. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B. 21C LASSIC R OMAN I SNPIRCTION marble. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B.. Incised in 22C LASSIC R OMAN I NPTIOCSIRN . In stone. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B. 23I TALIAN R ISSANCEEAN I OINNSCRIPT . Square-sunk in marble. From a photograph of a mortuary slab 24I TALIAN R CESSANNEIA M EDAL . By Vittore Pisano. 15th Century. From a photograph 25M ODERN F RENCH M EDAL Roty. From a photograph of the original in the Luxembourg, Paris. By Oscar 26C APITALS A DAPTED   FROM R NCSAEESIAN M EDALS . F. C. B. 27S PANISH R ENAISSANCE A LPHABET de Yciar. From "Arte por la qual se esena a escrevir perfectamente.". By Juan (Saragossa, 1550) 28R ENAISSANEC I NLAID M EDALLION . From a floor-slab in Santa Croce, Florence. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B. 29 I TALIAN  R ECNASSIENA  C APITALS . From an inlaid floor-slab in Santa Croce, Florence. figure 28.) (Compare Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B.

30I TALIAN R CEAIENANSS P ANEL . From Raphael's tomb, Pantheon, Rome. From a photograph 31I TALIAN R ENAISSANCE I NCISED I ONSNRCPIIT . From the Marsuppini Tomb, Santa Croce, Florence, 1455. Rubbing 32 I TALIAN  R NEANCEAISS  I NCISED  I NOITSNPIRC From a floor-slab in Santa Croce, Florence. Early 15th.  Century. Rubbing 33 I TALIAN  R SSANENAICE  C APITALS  Croce, Florence,. Redrawn from inscription on the Marsuppini Tomb, Santa 1455. (Compare figure 31.) F. C. B. 34I TALIAN R NCSAEESIAN C APITALS . Redrawn from rubbings of inscriptions in Santa Croce, Florence. F. C. B. 35 and36 I TALIAN  R EANSINCSAE  C APITALS . By G. A. Tagliente. From vera arte dello eccellento scrivere.' 'La (Venice, 1524) 37 and38G ERMAN R ENSSAICEAN C APITALS By Albrecht Dürer. Adapted from 'Underweyssung der messung, mit. dem zirckel, ũn richtscheyt, in Linien, etc.' (Nuremberg, 1525) 39and40I TALIAN R NEIASSNACE C APITALS . By Sebastian Serlio. (1473-1554.) Compare figures 1 and 2 41 G ERMAN  R ISSAENANCE  C APITALS . By Urbain Wÿss. From 'Libellus valde doctus ... scribendarum literarum genera complectens.' (Zurich, 1549) 42I TALIAN  R ANSIEENCSA  P ANEL the Badia, Florence. Redrawn by Claude Fayette Bragdon.. Above the door of From 'Minor Italian Palaces.' (Cutler Manufacturing Company, Rochester, N.Y., 1898) 43M ODERN T ITLE   IN A NGLO -S AXON  C APITALS . By Bertram G. Goodhue. (Compare figure 46.) From 'The Quest of Merlin.' (Small, Maynard & Co., Boston, 1891) 44M ODERN T ITLE   WITH  C HARACTERISTICS   OF 16 TH C ENTURY E NGLISH C APITALS . By Walter Crane. (Compare figure 49.) From 'The Story of Don Quixote.' (John Lane, New York, 1900) 45T ITLE   IN E ARLY E NGLISH  C APITALS . By W. Eden Nesfield. From 'Specimens of Medieval Architecture. & (Day ' Sons, London, 1862) 46A NGLO -S AXON C APITALS . 6 TH C ENTURY . From 'The Rule of St. Benedict.' Bodleian Library, Oxford 47A NGLO -S AXON C APITALS . 7 TH C ENTURY . From 'The Gospels of St. Cuthbert' 48A NGLO -S AXON C APITALS . E ARLY 10 TH C ENTURY . From an Anglo-Saxon Bible 49E ARLY E NGLISH C APITALS . 16th Century. From tomb of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, London 50and51S CHEME   FOR   THE C ONSTRUCTION   OF R OMAN S MALL L ETTERS . F. C. B. 52S PANISH R OMAN P EN D RAWN L ETTERS . By Francisco Lucas. From 'Arte de Escrēvirde.' (Madrid, 1577) 53S PANISH R OMAN P EN D RAWN  L ETTERS . Showing use of above. By Francisco Lucas. From 'Arte de Escrēvirde.' (Madrid, 1577) 54S PANISH I TALIC P EN D RAWN L ETTERS . By Francisco Lucas. From 'Arte de Escrēvirde.' (Madrid, 1577) 55S PANISH I TALIC P EN D RAWN  L ETTERS of above. By Francisco Lucas. From 'Arte de Escrēvirde.'. Showing use (Madrid, 1577) 56I TALIAN S MALL L ETTERS . By J. F. Cresci. From 'Perfetto Scrittore.' (Rome, 1560) 57E NGLISH 17 TH C ENTURY L ETTERS . Incised in slate. From tombstones 58 M ODERN  S MALL  L ETTERS . After C. Hrachowina's 'Initialen Alphabete und Randleisten verschiedener Kunstepochen.' (Vienna, 1883) 59 M ODERN  S MALL  L ETTERS . By Claude Fayette Bragdon. Based on Venetian types cut by Nicholas Jenson, 1471-81 60 I NNTPOICSIR   FROM  E NGLISH  17 TH  C ENTURY  T OMBSTONE . From 1691. slate tombstone at Chippenham, England. F. C. B. 61R OMAN   AND I TALIC T YPE . Designed by William Caslon. From his Specimen Book. (London, 1734) 62M ODERN R OMAN T YPE , "M ONTAIGNE ." Designed by Bruce Rogers for The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass. 63M ODERN R OMAN T YPE , "R ENNER by Theo. L. De Vinne for The De Vinne Press, New York." Designed 64M ODERN R OMAN T YPE , "M ERRYMOUNT ." Designed by Bertram G. Goodhue for The Merrymount Press, Boston, Mass. 65M ODERN R OMAN T YPE , "C HLEETHNAM O LD S TYLE G. Goodhue for The Cheltenham Press,." Designed by Bertram New York. (Owned by American Type Founders Company and Linotype Company) 66M ODERN G REEK T YPE . Designed by Selwyn Image for The Macmillan Company, London 67M ODERN R OMAN T YPE a Prayerbook for the King of England. Designed by C. R. Ashbee for

68M ODERN G ERMAN C APITALS . After lettering by J. M. Olbrich 69M ODERN  G ERMAN  C APITALS . By Gustave Lemmen. From 'Beispiele Kunstlerische Schrift.' (A. Schroll & Co., Vienna) 70M ODERN G ERMAN C APITALS . After lettering by Alois Ludwig 71M ODERN G ERMAN C APITALS . After lettering by Otto Eckmann 72M ODERN G ERMAN C APITALS . By Otto Hupp. From 'Beispiele Kunstlerische Schrift.' (A. Schroll & Co., Vienna) 73 M ODERN  G ERMAN  C APITALS  Schrift.'. By Joseph Plécnik. From 'Beispiele Kunstlerische (A. Schroll & Co., Vienna) 74M ODERN G ERMAN C APITALS . After lettering by Franz Stuck 75M ODERN G ERMAN C APITALS . Arranged from originals. F. C. B. 76M ODERN G ERMAN C APITALS . After lettering by Bernhard Pankok 77M ODERN F RENCH P OSTER . 'La Libre Esthétique.' By Theo. van Rysselberghe 78M ODERN F RENCH B OOK - COVER . By M. P. Verneuil. From 'L'Animal dans la décoration.' (E. Lévy, Paris) 79M ODERN F RENCH L ETTERS . After lettering by M. P. Verneuil 80M ODERN F RENCH P OSTER . 'La Revue Blanche.' By P. Bonnard 81M ODERN F RENCH M AGAZINE C OVER D ESIGN . By George Auriol. From 'L'Image.' (Floury, Paris, 1897) 82M ODERN  F RENCH  C APITALS . By Alphons M. Mucha. From 'Beispiele Kunstlerischer Schrift.' (A. Schroll & Co., Vienna) 83 M ODERN  F RENCH  L ETTERED  P AGE   IN  "C URSIVE  George Auriol. From 'Le Premier Livre des Cachets, etc.'." By (Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1901) 84M ODERN F RENCH L ETTERS , "C URSIVE ." By George Auriol 85M ODERN F RENCH C OVER D ESIGN . By Eugène Grasset. From 'Art et Décoration.' (Paris) 86 M ODERN  E NGLISH  C APITALS  Schrift.' (A. Schroll & Co.,. By Walter Crane. From 'Beispiele Kunstlerischer Vienna) 87M ODERN E NGLISH T LAHEATRIC P OSTER . By Walter Crane 88M ODERN E NGLISH C APITALS Crane. From 'Alphabets Old and New.' (B. T. Batsford, London, 1899). By Walter 89M ODERN E NGLISH L ETTERS . By Walter Crane. From 'Beispiele Kunsterischer Schrift.' (A. Schroll & Co., Vienna) 90 M ODERN  E NGLISH  T ITLE . By Norgate, Joseph W. Simpson. From 'The Book of Book-plates.' (Williams & Edinburgh) 91M ODERN E NGLISH P OSTER . By Joseph W. Simpson 92M ODERN E NGLISH B OOK - COVER . By William Nicholson. From 'London Types.' (R. H. Russell, New York, 1898) 93M ODERN E NGLISH M AGAZINE C OVER . By Lewis F. Day. From 'The Art Journal.' (H. Virtue & Co., London) 94M ODERN E NGLISH T ITLE Gordon Craig. From 'The Page' (The Sign of the Rose, Hackbridge, Surrey). By 95M ODERN E NGLISH C APITALS . By Lewis F. Day. From 'Alphabets Old and New.' (B. T. Batsford, London, 1899) 96 M ODERN  E NGLISH  T ITLE  P AGE  & Sons, Bell. By Robert Anning Bell. From 'Poems by John Keats.' (George London, 1897) 97 M ODERN  E NGLISH  B OOK - COVER Edmund H. New. From 'The Natural History of. By  (John Lane, Selborne.' London, 1900) 98 M ODERN  E NGLISH  B OOK - COVER  Century.'. By Selwyn Image. From 'Representative Painters of the 19th (Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., London, 1899) 99M ODERN E NGLISH C APITALS . Anonymous. From an advertisement 100 M ODERN  E NGLISH  T ITLE  Elizium.' (The Vale Press,. By Charles Ricketts. From 'Nimphidia and the Muses London) 101M ODERN A MERICAN T ITLE . By Edwin A. Abbey. From 'Selections from the Poetry of Robert Herrick.' (Harper & Brothers, New York, 1899) 102M ODERN A MERICAN T ITLE . Anonymous. From 'Harper's Weekly.' (New York) 103M ODERN A MERICAN M AGAZINE C OVER . By Edward Penfield. From 'Harper's Weekly.' (New York) 104M ODERN A MERICAN C APITALS . By Edward Penfield

105M ODERN A MERICAN S MALL L ETTERS . By Edward Penfield 106M ODERN A MERICAN C OVER D ESIGN . By H. Van Buren Magonigle 107M ODERN A MERICAN C APITALS . By H. Van Buren Magonigle 108M ODERN A MERICAN C APITALS . By Bertram G. Goodhue. From 'Masters in Art.' (Boston, 1900) 109M ODERN A MERICAN T ITLE Dodd, Mead & Co.' (New York, 1899). By Will Bradley. From 'The Book List of 110 M ODERN  A MERICAN  C APITALS   AND  S MALL  L ETTERS . By Will Bradley. From 'Bradley, His Book.' (The Wayside Press, Springfield, Mass., 1896) 111M ODERN A MERICAN M AGAZINE C OVER . By Will Bradley. From 'The International Studio.' (New York) 112M ODERN A MERICAN T ICKET . By A. J. Iorio 113M ODERN A MERICAN C APITALS . After lettering by Will Bradley 114M ODERN A MERICAN C APITALS . By Maxfield Parrish 115M ODERN  A MERICAN  T ITLE . By Maxfield Parrish. From 'Knickerbocker's History of New York.' (R. H. Russell, New York, 1900) 116M ODERN A MERICAN T ITLE . By Addison B. Le Boutillier 117M ODERN A MERICAN C APITALS . By Addison B. Le Boutillier 118M ODERN A MERICAN S MALL L ETTERS . By Addison B. Le Boutillier 119M ODERN A MERICAN P OSTER . By Addison B. Le Boutillier 120M ODERN A MERICAN B OOK -P LATE . By Claude Fayette Bragdon 121M ODERN A MERICAN T ITLE By Claude Fayette Bragdon. From 'Literature.' (New York). 122M ODERN A MERICAN L ETTER - HEADING . By Claude Fayette Bragdon 123M ODERN A MERICAN A VDREITESEMTN . By H. L. Bridwell. (Strowbridge Lithographic Co., Cincinnati) 124M ODERN A MERICAN C APITALS . By H. L. Bridwell 125M ODERN A MERICAN C APITALS . By Frank Hazenplug 126M ODERN A MERICAN C APITALS , "H EAVY F ACE ." By Frank Hazenplug 127M ODERN A MERICAN  B OOK - COVER . By Frank Hazenplug. From ''Ickery Ann and other Girls and Boys.' (Herbert S. Stone & Co., Chicago, 1899) 128 M ODERN  A MERICAN  T ITLE  with Spain.' War. By Edward Edwards. From 'Harper's Pictorial History of the (Harper & Brothers, New York, 1899) 129 M ODERN  A MERICAN  C ATALOGUE  C OVER  and. By Frank Hazenplug. From the Catalogue of the Chicago Arts Crafts Society. (Chicago) 130M ODERN A MERICAN T ITLE . By Guernsey Moore. From 'The Saturday Evening Post.' (Philadelphia) 131M ODERN A MERICAN T ITLE . By Harry Everett Townsend. From 'The Blue Sky.' (Langworthy & Stevens, Chicago, 1901) 132M ODERN A MERICAN H EADING . By Howard Pyle. From 'Harper's Magazine.' (New York) 133M ODERN A MERICAN L ETTERS . Compiled from various sources. F. C. B. 134M ODERN A MERICAN C APITALS . After lettering by Orson Lowell 135M ODERN A MERICAN S MALL L ETTERS . F. C. B. 136M ODERN A MERICAN T ITLES . By Orson Lowell. From 'Truth.' (New York) 137M ODERN A MERICAN T ITLE . By Orson Lowell. From 'Truth.' (New York) 138M ODERN A MERICAN L ETTERS . For rapid use. F. C. B. 139M ODERN A MERICAN I TALIC . For use in lettering architects' plans, etc. By Claude Fayette Bragdon 140M ODERN A MERICAN L ETTERS , "C URSIVE ." For rapid use. By Maxfield Parrish 141I TALIAN  R OUND  G OTHIC  S MALL  L ETTERS . After Lucantonii Romanae Giunta. Redrawn from 'Graduale Sanctae Ecclesiae.' (Venice, 1500) 142I TALIAN R OUND G OTHIC S MALL L ETTERS . 16th Century. Redrawn from Italian originals 143S PANISH R OUND G OTHIC L ETTERS . By Francisco Lucas. From 'Arte de Escrēvirde.' (Madrid, 1577) 144G ERMAN B LACKLETTER C ONSTRUCTION . By Albrecht Dürer. From 'Underweyssung der messung, mit dem zirckel,

ūn richtscheyt, in Linien, etc.' (Nuremberg, 1525) 145G ERMAN B LACKLETTERS . Redrawn from manuscripts 146G ERMAN B LACKLETTERS . With rounded angles. Redrawn from manuscripts 147I TALIAN  B LACKLETTER  T ITLE - PAGE Jacopus Philippus Foresti (Bergomensis). From 'De Claris Mulieribus,. By etc.' (Ferrara, 1497) 148 G ERMAN  B LACKLETTER  P AGE  Emperor. By  theAlbrecht Dürer. From the Prayerbook designed by him for Maximilian. (Nuremberg, 1515) 149 G ERMAN  M EMORIAL  B RASS   WITH  B LACKLETTER  I NNRISCIOPT  Meissen,. Ascribed to Albrecht Dürer. Cathedral of 1510. From 'Fac-similes of Monumental Brasses on the Continent of Europe.' (W. F. Creeney, Norwich, 1884) 150 M ODERN  A MERICAN  C ALENDAR  C OVER   IN  B LACKLETTER  Date Bertram G. Goodhue. From 'Every Day's. By Calendar.' (Fleming, Schiller & Carnrick, New York, 1897) 151M ODERN G ERMAN B LACKLETTERS . By Walter Puttner. From 'Jugend.' (Munich) 152M ODERN G ERMAN T ITLE   IN B LACKLETTER . By Otto Hupp. From 'Münchener Kalendar.' (Munich, 1900) 153M ODERN A MERICAN P AGE   IN E NGLISH B LACKLETTER . By Edwin A. Abbey. From 'Scribner's Magazine.' (New York) 154U NCIAL G OTHIC I NITIALS . Redrawn from 12th Century examples. F. C. B. 155U NCIAL G OTHIC I NITIALS . Redrawn from 13th Century examples. F. C. B. 156U NCIAL G OTHIC C APITALS . Redrawn from 14th Century examples. F. C. B. 157U NCIAL  G OTHIC  C APITALS . 14th Century. After J. Weale. Redrawn from 'Portfolio of Ancient Capital Letters ' . (London, 1838-9) 158I TALIAN U NCIAL G OTHIC  C APITALS , IN   THE "P APAL " H AND . From a Florentine manuscript of 1315. British Museum, London. F. C. B. 159 S PANISH  U NCIAL  G OTHIC  C APITALS  escrevir esenade Yciar. Adapted from 'Arte por la qual se. By Juan perfectamente.' (Saragossa, 1550) 160V ENETIAN W ALL P ANEL Marble, Inscribed with Uncial Gothic Letters. 15th Century. From the Church of S., of Giovanni e Paolo, Venice. Rubbing 161V ENETIAN G OTHIC C APITALS . 15th Century. Redrawn from the rubbing shown in figure 160. F. C. B. 162G ERMAN U NCIAL C APITALS 1341. Redrawn from a memorial brass in the Cathedral of Lübeck. 163F RENCH   AND S PANISH G OTHIC C APITALS . 14th Century. After W. S. Weatherley 164 and165 I TALIAN  G OTHIC  I NITIALS  arte dello eccellento scrivere.' (Venice, vera G. A. Tagliente, in 'La. After 1524) 166I TALIAN  G OTHIC  I NITIALS . By Giovanni Battista Palatino. From 'Libro nel qual s'insegna a scrivere.' (Rome, 1548) 167,168and169G ERMAN G OTHIC I NITIALS By P. Frank. Nuremberg, 1601. From Petzendorfer's 'Schriften-Atlas.'. (Stuttgart, 1889) 170I TALIAN G OTHIC C APITALS . 16th Century. Redrawn from old examples 171G OTHIC C APITALS   OF E NGLISH F ORM . 16th Century. Redrawn from old examples 172I TALIAN G OTHIC C APITALS . 17th Century. Redrawn from various examples 173G ERMAN G OTHIC C APITALS . 17th Century. Redrawn from various manuscripts 174G ERMAN G OTHIC C APITALS . From manuscripts 175G ERMAN G OTHIC C APITALS . From manuscripts 176G ERMAN G OTHIC C APITALS , H EAVY F ACED 177E NGLISH G OTHIC "T EXT ," I NITIALS   AND B LACKLETTERS . 15th Century. From manuscripts 178E NGLISH G OTHIC U NCIALS   AND B LACKLETTERS . 15th Century. From Queen Eleanor's tomb. F. C. B. 179 E NGLISH  G OTHIC  C APITALS   AND  B LACKLETTERS  Abbey,15th Century. From tomb of Richard II, Westminster. London. F. C. B. 180G ERMAN B LACKLETTERS . From a brass. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B. 181G ERMAN B LACKLETTERS initials. 16th Century. F. C. B.. With Albrecht Dürer's 182I TALIAN B LACKLETTERS . By G. A. Tagliente. From 'La vera arte dello eccellento scrivere.' (Venice, 1524)

183G ERMAN B LACKLETTERS . After lettering by Albrecht Dürer. 16th Century 184G ERMAN B LACKLETTERS . After lettering by Albrecht Dürer. 16th Century 185G ERMAN G OTHIC C APITALS . By Albrecht Dürer. 16th Century 186E NGLISH G OTHIC B LACKLETTERS . Late 15th Century. Redrawn from a brass. F. C. B. 187I TALIAN I NLAID B LACKLETTERS . From a marble slab in Santa Croce, Florence. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B. 188and189M ODERN A MERICAN B LACKLETTERS W ITH G OTHIC C APITALS . By Bertram G. Goodhue 190M ODERN G ERMAN B LACKLETTERS . After lettering by Julius Diez 191M ODERN G ERMAN B LACKLETTERS , FLOURISHED . F. C. B. 192G ERMAN I TALIC Gottlieb Münch. From 'Ordnung der Schrift.' (Munich, 1744). By 193S PANISH S CRIPT . By Torquato Torio. From 'Arte de Escribir.' (Madrid, 1802) 194S PANISH S CRIPTS . By Torquato Torio. From 'Arte de Escribir.' (Madrid, 1802) 195S PANISH S CRIPT . By Francisco Lucas. From 'Arte de Escrēvirde.' (Madrid, 1577)   196S PANISH C URSIVE . By Francisco Lucas. From 'Arte de Escrēvirde.' (Madrid, 1577) 197M ODERN A MERICAN S CRIPT T ITLE . By Claude Fayette Bragdon. From an advertisement 198M ODERN A MERICAN S CRIPT T ITLE . By George Wharton Edwards. From 'Collier's Weekly.' (New York) 199F RENCH S CRIPT C APITALS . 18th Century. F. C. B. 200G ERMAN S CRIPT C. Hrachowina's 'Initialen, Alphabete und Randleisten Century forms. Adapted from . 18th verschiedener Kunstepochen.' (Vienna, 1883) 201S PANISH S CRIPT C APITALS . Early 18th Century. Adapted from a Spanish Writing-book. F. C. B. 202S PANISH S CRIPT A LPHABETS 17th Century. Adapted from Spanish Writing-books. F. C. B.. Late 203 E NGLISH   N I CISED  S CRIPT  Abbey, London. Westminster. Redrawn from inscriptions in slate and stone in F. C. B. 204 M ODERN  A MERICAN  S CRIPT  B OOK  T ITLE  Sevendesign of 'The House of the. By Bruce Rogers. From cover Gables.' (Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, 1899) 205M ODERN A MERICAN S CRIPT . By Bruce Rogers 206M ODERN A MERICAN S CRIPT C APITALS . After lettering by Frank Hazenplug 207M ODERN A MERICAN I TALIC C APITALS . F. C. B. 208M ODERN A MERICAN S CRIPT T ITLE . Anonymous. From 'Harper's Weekly.' (New York) 209M ODERN A MERICAN S CRIPT T ITLE . By Edward Penfield. From 'Harper's Weekly.' (New York) 210D IAGRAM   TO S HOW M ETHOD   OF E NLARGING   A P ANEL , from upper left corner 211D IAGRAM   TO S HOW M ETHOD   OF E NLARGING   A P ANEL , from perpendicular center line E ND P APERS . From an embroidered Altar-cloth. 17th Century. Church of St. Mary, Soest, Westphalia, Germany.

CONTENTS I. ROMAN CAPITALS1 II. MODERN ROMAN LETTERS52 III. GOTHIC LETTERS127 IV. ITALIC AND SCRIPT182 V. TO THE BEGINNER199

CHAPTER I ROMAN CAPITALS In speaking of the "Roman" letter throughout this chapter its capital form—the form in monumental use among the Romans—will always be implied. The small or "minuscule" letters, which present nomenclature includes under the general title of "Roman" letters, and which will be considered in the following chapter, were of later formation than the capitals; and indeed only attained their definitive and modern form after the invention of printing from movable types.

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