Alphabets Old and New for the Use of Craftsmen - Hardcover
In the alphabets contained in this book, the spirit of the old lettering is faithfully kept. the author says he has not 'scrupled' to supply missing letters; scholars will object, but the book is for working artists, who will be glad to have 26 letters to the alphabet. A feature in the books is the quantity of illustrations showing the difference it makes in the character of the lettering, whether it is in wood or stone, in stuff or leather, in mosaic or stained glass; whether for example in metal, it is cut in, grounded out, beaten up, onlaid or engraved; or whether the writing tool chances to be a chisel or a gouge, a needle or a brush, a stylus or a pen - and even what sort of pen it is.
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- PublisherGale / Cengage Learning
- Publication date1968
- ISBN 10 0810333015
- ISBN 13 9780810333017
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number3
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