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Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering — Edward Johnston

Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering

Edward Johnston

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 306 pages

Edward Johnston's 1906 handbook explains the crafts of writing, illuminating, and lettering, with diagrams and examples. Part of the Artistic Crafts series, it discusses tools, materials, and historical scripts. It is worth listening to as a reliable introduction to the techniques and traditions of fine lettering.

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Contents

  1. Writing & Illuminating, and Lettering
  2. Editor’s Preface
  3. Author’s Preface
  4. Addenda & Corrigenda
  5. Contents
  6. PART I. Writing & Illuminating.
  7. PART II. Lettering.
  8. APPENDIX A.
  9. APPENDIX B.
  10. NOTES ON THE COLLOTYPE PLATES.
  11. THE COLLOTYPE PLATES.
  12. NOTES ON THE PLATES, Continued
  13. Index
  14. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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