This grand compilation presents more than 250 depictions of the alphabet's changing forms, from handsome Roman letters cut in marble and delicate English courthand to sixteenth-century Greek initials and modern styles inspired by Gothic, Japanese, and other forms of writing. In addition to its intriguing survey of historical trends, this book also offers richly illustrated reflections on the artistic ability involved in rendering the alphabet. An introductory essay traces the evolution of the English alphabet, followed by a wealth of old alphabets arranged in order of date. Among the selection of modern alphabets are samples that offer evidence of how the surface — wood, stone, leather, mosaic — and the writing instrument — chisel, needle, brush, stylus, pen — can affect the character of the lettering. An assortment of ampersands and numerals concludes the volume, along with an index of illustrations arranged by artist, country, material and process, and style. Artists, graphic artists, historians, and anyone with an interest in calligraphy will appreciate the historic sweep and artistic range of this treasury of lettering.

Art in the Alphabet: A History of the Evolution of Hand Lettering (Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography)

Arts & Photography

DAY, LEWIS F.

History & Criticism

Dover Publications

Nature And Ornament V1: Nature The Raw Material Of Design (1909)

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Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

Kessinger Publishing

Penmanship Of The Sixteenth, Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries: A Series Of Typical Examples From English And Foreign Writing Books (1911)

Graphic Design

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Pattern Design: A Book for Students, Treating in a Practical Way of the Anatomy, Planning and Evolution of Repeated Ornament

Taplinger Pub. Co

Penmanship of the Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

Batsford

Alphabets Old and New

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Lewis Foreman Day (1845-1910) was a designer. He was educated in France and Germany. In late 1880 Day started his own business. He was a prolific writer for a wide range of journals, including the Magazine of Art, the Art Journal, and the Journal of Decorative Art. His works include: The Planning of Ornament (1893), The Anatomy of Pattern (1896), The Application of Ornament (1896), Windows: A Book About Stained and Painted Glass (1897), Art in Needlework: A Book About Embroidery (with Mary Buckle) (1900), Pattern Design: A Book for Students Treating in a Practical Way of the Anatomy, Planning and Evolution of Repeated Ornament (1903) and Nature and Ornament (1908).

Art in Needlework: A Book About Embroidery

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Buckle, Mary

Crafts & Hobbies

Gale/Cengage Learning

Lewis Foreman Day (29 January 1845 - 18 April 1910) was a British decorative artist and industrial designer and an important figure in the Arts and Crafts movement. He was an influential educator and wrote widely on design and pattern. His Cantor Lectures on Ornamental Design for the RSA (1886) led to a series of publications, including The Anatomy of Pattern (1887), The Planning of Ornament (1887), Pattern Design (1903), Ornament and its Application (1904), and Nature and Ornament (1908-9). He published in many journals, including the Magazine of Art, the Art Journal and the Journal of Decorative Art. Other books were Windows (1897), Stained Glass (1903), Alphabets Old and New (1898) and Lettering in Ornament (1902).

Art in Needlework (Esprios Classics): A Book About Embroidery

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Windows A Book About Stained & Painted Glass

History

Legare Street Press

Literature & Fiction

Literary

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