The Art of Lettering [with Ninety-Six Full Page Plates]

vi, 136 pp. There are illustrations to classify pens and to suggest practice exercises for learning to use them. There are illustrations of the characteristics of the formation of letters in detail. There are illustrations of the assembling of letters into composition. There are illustrations of ancient carved letters, manuscripts, and printed letters. There is a varied collection of plates of both ancient and modern alphabets presented in such form as to be suitable for reference and study. CONTENTS: Lettering; Elements of Lettering; Lettering Pens; Alphabets; Lettering Applied.