Alphabets old and new

298 Pages·1888·18.36 MB·English

by  Day Lewis Foreman

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ALPHABETS
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COMPANIONVOLUMETO THIS
LETTERING
IN
ORNAMENT
AN ENQUIRY INTO THE DE-
CORATIVE USE OF LETTER-
ING PAST PRESENT AND
. . .
POSSIBLE.
OTHER WORKS
BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
NATURE AND ORNAMENT.
I. Nature: The Raw Material of
Design.
II. Ornament: The Finished Product
of Design.
WINDOWS: ABOOKABOUTSTAINED
AND PAINTED GLASS.
Third Edition.
ART IN NEEDLEWORK: A BOOK
ABOUT EMBROIDERY.
Third Edition.
PATTERN DESIGN.
PENMANSHIP OF THE XVIth, XVIIth.
AND XVIIIth CENTURIES.
ORNAMENT AND ITS APPLICATION.
MOOTPOINTS: FRIENDLYDISPUTES
UPON ART AND INDUSTRY.
In conjunction with Walter Crane.
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ALPHABETS
NEW
OLDand
FOR THE USE OF CRAFTSMEN,
WITH AN INTRODUCTORY ESSAY
ON 'ART IN THE ALPHABET'
BY
LEWIS DAY
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author of 'pattern design,'
'ornament and its application,'
'nature and ornament,' etc.
THIRD EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGE!
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