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

170.---Italian Gothic Capitals. 16th Century.

170.—Italian Gothic Capitals. 16th Century.

“Figures 170 to 173 exhibit a group of Gothic capitals more or less allied in character and all pen letters.” (p. 140) [more...]

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171.---English Gothic Capitals.  16th Century.

171.—English Gothic Capitals. 16th Century.

“Figures 170 to 173 exhibit a group of Gothic capitals more or less allied in character and all pen letters.” (p. 140) [more...]

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178.--English Gothic Letters.  15th Century.  F.C.B.

178. – English Gothic Letters. 15th Century. F.C.B.

“Figures 177 to 179 show some English Gothic Letters, the last being that employed so effectively in the pen-drawn page by Mr. Abbey, [Fig. 153].” (p. 140) [more...]

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179.---English gothic Letters, 15th Century.  F.C.B.

179.—English gothic Letters, 15th Century. F.C.B.

“Figures 177 to 179 show some English Gothic Letters, the last being that employed so effectively in the pen-drawn page by Mr. Abbey, [Fig. 153].” (p. 140) [more...]

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A, B, C, D from English Gothic Letters 15th Century

A, B, C, D from English Gothic Letters 15th Century

Letters “A” “B” “C” and “D” from English gothic Letters, 15th Century. The C is not very legible by modern standards. [more...]

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E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L from English Gothic Letters 15th Century

E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L from English Gothic Letters 15th Century

Letters “E” “F” “G” “H” “I” “J” “K” and “L” from English gothic Letters, 15th Century. [more...]

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M, N, O, P, Q, Tfrom English Gothic Letters 15th Century

M, N, O, P, Q, Tfrom English Gothic Letters 15th Century

Letters “M” “N” “O” “P” “Q” and “T” from English gothic Letters, 15th Century. The M is not very legible by today’s standards, but might work as an initial letter or drop cap. [more...]

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Letters R and S from English gothic Letters, 15th Century

Letters R and S from English gothic Letters, 15th Century

Black-letter (Old English) inital letters “R” and “S” from English gothic Letters, 15th Century. They appear as part of the phrase “Tomb of Richard Second” and are not repeated in the alphabet. I have left the “i” from “Richard” to give an idea for baseline positioning and relative size. [more...]

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Letters U V W X Y and Z from English gothic Letters, 15th Century

Letters U V W X Y and Z from English gothic Letters, 15th Century

Black-letter (Old English) inital letters “U” “V” “W” “X” “Y” and “Z” from English gothic Letters, 15th Century. It is possible that the author of the modern (1921) book added the J, the U and possibly the Y and W when he drew them for the book. [more...]

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