143.—Spanish Round Gothic Letters. Francisco Lucas, 1577
Example of 16th century Spanish gothic letters, or blackletter, calligraphy. [more...]
[$]147.—Italian Blackletter Title-Page. Jacopus Foresti, 1497.
“The examples of old lettering reproduced in figures 147, 148 and 149, together with the drawings by Mr. Goodhue, will indicate the proper spacing of Blackletter; but in most of the pages here devoted to illustrating the individual forms the letters have been spaced too wide for their proper effect [...] [more...]
[$]156.—Uncial Gothic Capitals. 14th Century.
When the Gothic Uncial capitals were cut in stone and marble there was naturally a corresponding change in character, as is shown in the Italian examples illustrated in 160