Items by Brown,Frank Chouteau

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 cr [...]

Keywords: lettering, alphabets, diagrams

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Added: 2007-02-12

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M, N, O, P, Q, T from 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.

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

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Added: 2007-08-28

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

Keywords: lettering, alphabets, blackletter, calligraphy

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Added: 2007-08-28

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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 ha [...]

Keywords: letterr, letters, calligraphy, blackletter

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Added: 2007-08-28

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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.

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

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Added: 2007-08-28

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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 possibl [...]

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

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Added: 2007-08-28

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

Keywords: lettering, calligraphy, blackletter, typography, alphabets

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-05-02

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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.

Keywords: lettere, letterf, letterg, letterh, letteri, letterj, letterk, letterl, alphabets, blackletter, calligraphy

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Added: 2007-08-28

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