The History and Technique of Lettering

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; the effects of the Industrial Revolution on lettering; and much more.
The second portion of the book offers a 65-page practical course in lettering. An outstanding and inexpensive resource, featuring 89 complete alphabets and more than 165 additional specimens.