Project Gutenberg 2007-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 755 Brown, Frank Chouteau 1876 1947 Brown, Chouteau Letters & Lettering: A Treatise with 200 Examples Letters and Lettering: A Treatise with 200 Examples Produced by David Newman, Chuck Greif, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Lettering Alphabets NK Text Category: Art Category: How To ... 307133 2025-08-08T14:05:36.401579 text/html 273763 2007-02-16T09:25:16 text/html 10571554 2025-08-08T14:06:34.120224 application/epub+zip 10482314 2025-08-08T14:05:58.060399 application/epub+zip 148334 2025-08-08T14:05:39.807498 application/epub+zip 43905609 2025-08-08T14:06:49.266252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43803968 2025-08-08T14:06:11.219338 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256275 2022-09-09T15:30:15.777942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 162240 2025-08-08T14:05:33.575518 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161963 2007-02-16T09:25:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 161986 2007-02-16T09:25:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20112 2025-08-08T14:06:49.656139 application/rdf+xml 19965 2025-08-08T14:05:40.483579 image/jpeg 4401 2025-08-08T14:05:40.187497 image/jpeg 55607 2007-02-16T09:25:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 11430852 2007-02-16T09:25:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 55564 2007-02-16T09:25:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 11060325 2025-08-08T14:05:37.330528 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog