Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (page 2/5)

3.---Width Proportions of Modern Roman Capitals.

3.—Width Proportions of Modern Roman Capitals.

“Width proportions, which may be found useful in laying out lettering for lines of a given length, are shown in [Fig. 3] in a more modern style of the Roman capital. In the classic Roman letter the cross-bar is usually in the exact center of the letter height, but in 3 the center [...]b, e, h, p, and r, and as the top of the cross-bar in a; and in letters like k, y and x the “waist lines,” as the meeting-points of the sloping lines are sometimes called, have been slightly raised to obtain a more pleasant effect.” (p. 6) [more...]

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Front Cover, Letters and Lettering

Front Cover, Letters and Lettering

The cover is a light greenish brown. The letters are actually indented, although the light from the scanner made them look embossed.

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1.---Alphabet After Serlio, Reconstructed by Albert R. Ross.

1.—Alphabet After Serlio, Reconstructed by Albert R. Ross.

Constructed capitals: diagram showing how to draw letters with rulers and compasses against a grid. [more...]

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Letter G from ``Alphabet after Serlio''

Letter G from “Alphabet after Serlio”

The letter G taken from Fig. 1.

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Letter H from ``Alphabet after Serlio''

Letter H from “Alphabet after Serlio”

The letter H taken from Fig. 1.

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Letter I from ``Alphabet after Serlio''

Letter I from “Alphabet after Serlio”

The letter I taken from Fig. 1.

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Letter N from ``Alphabet after Serlio''

Letter N from “Alphabet after Serlio”

The letter N taken from Fig. 1.

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Letter N from ``Alphabet after Serlio''

Letter N from “Alphabet after Serlio”

The letter O taken from Fig. 1.

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Letter P from ``Alphabet after Serlio''

Letter P from “Alphabet after Serlio”

The letter P taken from Fig. 1.

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Letter T from ``Alphabet after Serlio''

Letter T from “Alphabet after Serlio”

The letter T taken from Fig. 1.

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Letter V from ``Alphabet after Serlio''

Letter V from “Alphabet after Serlio”

The letter V taken from Fig. 1.

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Letter A from ``Alphabet after Serlio''

Letter A from “Alphabet after Serlio”

The letter A taken from Fig. 1.

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Letter X from ``Alphabet after Serlio''

Letter X from “Alphabet after Serlio”

The letter X taken from Fig. 1.

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