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3.—Width Proportions of Modern Roman Capitals. Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

“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 cr [...]

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Added: 2007-02-12

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161.—Venetian Gothic Capitals. 15th Century. Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Any of the minu­scule forms of Blackletter which have been illus­trated may be used with the Gothic capitals of figures 165 – 5, 166, 177, 179, 185, 188-9; or with such Un­cial capitals as are illustr [...]

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Added: 2010-06-11

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178. – English Gothic Letters. 15th Century. F.C.B. Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

“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) The diagram is signed F.C.B., which I take t [...]

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Added: 2007-05-01

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179.—English gothic Letters, 15th Century. F.C.B. Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

“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) The diagram is signed F.C.B., which I take t [...]

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Added: 2007-08-28

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A, B, C, D from English Gothic Letters 15th Century Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

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

Keywords: lettera, letterb, letterc, letterd, alphabets, blackletter, calligraphy, greyscale

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E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L from English Gothic Letters 15th Century Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

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

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M, N, O, P, Q, T from English Gothic Letters 15th Century Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

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.

Keywords: alphabets, letterm, lettern, lettero, letterp, letterq, lettert, calligraphy, blackletter, greyscale

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Letters R and S from English gothic Letters, 15th Century Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

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 ha [...]

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Letters U V W X Y and Z from English gothic Letters, 15th Century Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

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 possibl [...]

Keywords: calligraphy, blackletter, letteru, letterv, letterw, letterx, lettery, letterz, greyscale

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Added: 2007-08-28

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Calligraphic letter “A” in 15th century gothic style Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Black-letter (Old English) letter A from English gothic Letters, 15th Century.

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Added: 2010-11-08

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Calligraphic letter “B” in 15th century gothic style Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Black-letter (Old English) letter B from English gothic Letters, 15th Century.

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Calligraphic letter “C” in 15th century gothic style Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Black-letter (Old English) letter C from English gothic Letters, 15th Century. The counters have reversed oak leaves drawn inside them. Note, this letter probably looks more like a T or J to most mode [...]

Keywords: calligraphy, initials, letterj, lettert, letterb, greyscale

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Added: 2010-11-09

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