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100 1 _aBrown, Frank Chouteau,
_d1876-1947
245 1 0 _aLetters & Lettering: A Treatise with 200 Examples
246 1 _aLetters and Lettering: A Treatise with 200 Examples
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2007
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2007-02-16
508 _aProduced by David Newman, Chuck Greif, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Letters & Lettering: A Treatise with 200 Examples" by Frank Chouteau Brown is a guidebook on typography and lettering techniques written in the early 20th century. The work focuses on providing a comprehensive collection of alphabets, with examples derived from both classical and medieval sources, aimed at artists and designers interested in utilizing letterforms in their work. The treatise emphasizes practical applications over historical context, making it a valuable resource for anyone looking to enhance their understanding of lettering. The opening of the book outlines its purpose and showcases various examples of classic Roman capital letters, including their characteristics, construction, and practical usage. It establishes the significance of thickness variations in the letterforms and how they contribute to both legibility and aesthetics. The author also notes the influence of ancient techniques on modern lettering practices, providing insights into the foundational qualities that typographers should consider, all while setting the stage for the detailed examples and analysis that will follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLettering
653 _aAlphabets
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20590
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