Reference Lists

Reference Lists
Author: Drexel Institute of Technology. Library
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Total Pages:
Release: 1895
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CONTENTS.--no. 1. Costume, dress and needlework. (Nov. 1894)--no. 2. Music (Jan. 1895)--no. 3. Decoration and design (Dec. 1896)

The History and Technique of Lettering

The History and Technique of Lettering
Author: Alexander Nesbitt
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1998-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780486402819

This comprehensive, well-illustrated volume ranges from the earliest pictographs and hieroglyphics to the work of 20th-century designers. Subjects include early writing forms; Roman lettering; runes and medieval hands; the Carolingian minuscule and derivative types; humanistic writing and derivative fonts; and much more. 89 complete alphabets and more than 165 additional specimens.