LETTERS & LETTERING, A TREATISE WITH 200 EXAMPLES: Letras y Letrismo esa sería la traducción literal de este extraordinario y clásico libro de Frank Chouteau Brown escrito en el año 1902/1921 y lanzado al dominio público por el proyecto gutemberg en este año (2007 por pocos días más). En este libro se colectan y especifican diseños de letras y alfabetos de muchos estilos y movimientos. Los cuales están descriptos y analizados con ejemplos, imágenes y detalles de su morfología.Quizás el mayor aporte de Brown en esta obra es trasladar el arte del letrerismo y el diseño tipográfico de muchos artesanos, artistas, técnicos y diseñadores en este volumen dandole una clasificación y orden. Los alfabetos y letras no son de molde (tipografía en metal) sino que son los que se realizaban de manera manual y que entran dentro de la calificación de Caligrafía o Caligráficas.

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LISTA DE ILUSTRACIONES

1 and 2 Alphabet after Sebastian Serlio (1473-1554). Reconstructed by Albert R. Ross.

3 Width Proportions of Modern Roman Capitals. F. C. B.

4 Drawing for Incised Roman Capitals. For cutting in granite. Letter forms based upon those shown in figures 1 and 2. F. C. B.

5 Photograph of Incised Roman Capitals. Cut in granite from drawing shown in figure 4

6 Incised Roman Capitals. From the Arch of Constantine, Rome. 315 A.D. From a photograph

7 Model for Incised Roman Capitals. Used for inscriptions cut in granite on Boston Public Library. McKim, Mead & White, Architects. Photographed from a cast

8 Roman Incised Capitals. From fragments in marble. National Museum, Naples. Rubbing

9 Roman Incised Inscription. Museo Civico, Bologna. From a photograph

10 Roman Incised Inscription. Museo Civico, Bologna. From a photograph

11 Detail from a Roman Incised Inscription. Showing composition. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B.

12 “Rustic” Roman Capitals. Of pen forms, but cut in stone. Redrawn from a rubbing. From fragment in the National Museum, Naples. F. C. B.

13 Roman Capitals from Fragments of Inscriptions. Showing various characteristic letter forms. Redrawn from rubbings. F. C. B.

14 Modern Roman Incised Capitals. Executed in sandstone. From the Harvard Architectural Building, Cambridge, Mass. McKim, Mead & White, Architects

15 Letters Shown in Alphabet 1 and 2, in Composition. By Albert R. Ross

16 and 17 Classic Roman Capitals. Cut in marble. Redrawn from rubbings made in the Forum, Rome. F. C. B.-21

18 and 19 Classic Roman Capitals. Late period. Cut in marble. Redrawn from rubbings. F. C. B.

20 Portion of Roman Inscription. With supplied letters. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B.

21 Classic Roman Inscription. Incised in marble. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B.

22 Classic Roman Inscription. In stone. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B.

23 Italian Renaissance Inscription. Square-sunk in marble. From a photograph of a mortuary slab

24 Italian Renaissance Medal. By Vittore Pisano. 15th Century. From a photograph

25 Modern French Medal. By Oscar Roty. From a photograph of the original in the Luxembourg, Paris

26 Capitals Adapted from Renaissance Medals. F. C. B.

27 Spanish Renaissance Alphabet. By Juan de Yciar. From “Arte por la qual se esena a escrevir perfectamente.” (Saragossa, 1550)

28 Renaissance Inlaid Medallion. From a floor-slab in Santa Croce, Florence. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B.

29 Italian Renaissance Capitals. From an inlaid floor-slab in Santa Croce, Florence. (Compare figure 28.) Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B.

30 Italian Renaissance Panel. From Raphael’s tomb, Pantheon, Rome. From a photograph

31 Italian Renaissance Incised Inscription. From the Marsuppini Tomb, Santa Croce, Florence, 1455. Rubbing

32 Italian Renaissance Incised Inscription. From a floor-slab in Santa Croce, Florence. Early 15th Century. Rubbing

33 Italian Renaissance Capitals. Redrawn from inscription on the Marsuppini Tomb, Santa Croce, Florence, 1455. (Compare figure 31.) F. C. B.

34 Italian Renaissance Capitals. Redrawn from rubbings of inscriptions in Santa Croce, Florence. F. C. B.

35 and 36 Italian Renaissance Capitals. By G. A. Tagliente. From ‘La vera arte dello eccellento scrivere.’ (Venice, 1524)

37 and 38 German Renaissance Capitals. By Albrecht Dürer. Adapted from ‘Underweyssung der messung, mit dem zirckel, ũn richtscheyt, in Linien, etc.’ (Nuremberg, 1525)

39 and 40 Italian Renaissance Capitals. By Sebastian Serlio. (1473-1554.) Compare figures 1 and 2

41 German Renaissance Capitals. By Urbain Wÿss. From ‘Libellus valde doctus … scribendarum literarum genera complectens.’ (Zurich, 1549)

42 Italian Renaissance Panel. Above the door of the Badia, Florence. Redrawn by Claude Fayette Bragdon. From ‘Minor Italian Palaces.’ (Cutler Manufacturing Company, Rochester, N.Y., 1898)

43 Modern Title in Anglo-Saxon Capitals. By Bertram G. Goodhue. (Compare figure 46.) From ‘The Quest of Merlin.’ (Small, Maynard & Co., Boston, 1891)

44 Modern Title with Characteristics of 16th Century English Capitals. By Walter Crane. (Compare figure 49.) From ‘The Story of Don Quixote.’ (John Lane, New York, 1900)

45 Title in Early English Capitals. By W. Eden Nesfield. From ‘Specimens of Medieval Architecture.’ (Day & Sons, London, 1862)

46 Anglo-Saxon Capitals. 6th Century. From ‘The Rule of St. Benedict.’ Bodleian Library, Oxford

47 Anglo-Saxon Capitals. 7th Century. From ‘The Gospels of St. Cuthbert’

48 Anglo-Saxon Capitals. Early 10th Century. From an Anglo-Saxon Bible

49 Early English Capitals. 16th Century. From tomb of Henry VII, Westminster Abbey, London

50 and 51 Scheme for the Construction of Roman Small Letters. F. C. B.

52 Spanish Roman Pen Drawn Letters. By Francisco Lucas. From ‘Arte de Escrēvirde.’ (Madrid, 1577)

53 Spanish Roman Pen Drawn Letters. Showing use of above. By Francisco Lucas. From ‘Arte de Escrēvirde.’ (Madrid, 1577)

54 Spanish Italic Pen Drawn Letters. By Francisco Lucas. From ‘Arte de Escrēvirde.’ (Madrid, 1577)

55 Spanish Italic Pen Drawn Letters. Showing use of above. By Francisco Lucas. From ‘Arte de Escrēvirde.’ (Madrid, 1577)

56 Italian Small Letters. By J. F. Cresci. From ‘Perfetto Scrittore.’ (Rome, 1560)

57 English 17th Century Letters. Incised in slate. From tombstones

58 Modern Small Letters. After C. Hrachowina’s ‘Initialen Alphabete und Randleisten verschiedener Kunstepochen.’ (Vienna, 1883)

59 Modern Small Letters. By Claude Fayette Bragdon. Based on Venetian types cut by Nicholas Jenson, 1471-81

60 Inscription from English 17th Century Tombstone. From slate tombstone at Chippenham, England. 1691. F. C. B.

61 Roman and Italic Type. Designed by William Caslon. From his Specimen Book. (London, 1734)

62 Modern Roman Type, “Montaigne.” Designed by Bruce Rogers for The Riverside Press, Cambridge, Mass.

63 Modern Roman Type, “Renner.” Designed by Theo. L. De Vinne for The De Vinne Press, New York

64 Modern Roman Type, “Merrymount.” Designed by Bertram G. Goodhue for The Merrymount Press, Boston, Mass.

65 Modern Roman Type, “Cheltenham Old Style.” Designed by Bertram G. Goodhue for The Cheltenham Press, New York. (Owned by American Type Founders Company and Linotype Company)

66 Modern Greek Type. Designed by Selwyn Image for The Macmillan Company, London

67 Modern Roman Type. Designed by C. R. Ashbee for a Prayerbook for the King of England

68 Modern German Capitals. After lettering by J. M. Olbrich

69 Modern German Capitals. By Gustave Lemmen. From ‘Beispiele Kunstlerische Schrift.’ (A. Schroll & Co., Vienna)

70 Modern German Capitals. After lettering by Alois Ludwig

71 Modern German Capitals. After lettering by Otto Eckmann

72 Modern German Capitals. By Otto Hupp. From ‘Beispiele Kunstlerische Schrift.’ (A. Schroll & Co., Vienna)

73 Modern German Capitals. By Joseph Plécnik. From ‘Beispiele Kunstlerische Schrift.’ (A. Schroll & Co., Vienna)

74 Modern German Capitals. After lettering by Franz Stuck

75 Modern German Capitals. Arranged from originals. F. C. B.

76 Modern German Capitals. After lettering by Bernhard Pankok

77 Modern French Poster. ‘La Libre Esthétique.’ By Theo. van Rysselberghe

78 Modern French Book-cover. By M. P. Verneuil. From ‘L’Animal dans la décoration.’ (E. Lévy, Paris)

79 Modern French Letters. After lettering by M. P. Verneuil

80 Modern French Poster. ‘La Revue Blanche.’ By P. Bonnard

81 Modern French Magazine Cover Design. By George Auriol. From ‘L’Image.’ (Floury, Paris, 1897)

82 Modern French Capitals. By Alphons M. Mucha. From ‘Beispiele Kunstlerischer Schrift.’ (A. Schroll & Co., Vienna)

83 Modern French Lettered Page in “Cursive.” By George Auriol. From ‘Le Premier Livre des Cachets, etc.’ (Librairie Centrale des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1901)

84 Modern French Letters, “Cursive.” By George Auriol

85 Modern French Cover Design. By Eugène Grasset. From ‘Art et Décoration.’ (Paris)

86 Modern English Capitals. By Walter Crane. From ‘Beispiele Kunstlerischer Schrift.’ (A. Schroll & Co., Vienna)

87 Modern English Theatrical Poster. By Walter Crane

88 Modern English Capitals. By Walter Crane. From ‘Alphabets Old and New.’ (B. T. Batsford, London, 1899)

89 Modern English Letters. By Walter Crane. From ‘Beispiele Kunsterischer Schrift.’ (A. Schroll & Co., Vienna)

90 Modern English Title. By Joseph W. Simpson. From ‘The Book of Book-plates.’ (Williams & Norgate, Edinburgh)

91 Modern English Poster. By Joseph W. Simpson

92 Modern English Book-cover. By William Nicholson. From ‘London Types.’ (R. H. Russell, New York, 1898)

93 Modern English Magazine Cover. By Lewis F. Day. From ‘The Art Journal.’ (H. Virtue & Co., London)

94 Modern English Title. By Gordon Craig. From ‘The Page’ (The Sign of the Rose, Hackbridge, Surrey)

95 Modern English Capitals. By Lewis F. Day. From ‘Alphabets Old and New.’ (B. T. Batsford, London, 1899)

96 Modern English Title Page. By Robert Anning Bell. From ‘Poems by John Keats.’ (George Bell & Sons, London, 1897)

97 Modern English Book-cover. By Edmund H. New. From ‘The Natural History of Selborne.’ (John Lane, London, 1900)

98 Modern English Book-cover. By Selwyn Image. From ‘Representative Painters of the 19th Century.’ (Sampson, Low, Marston & Co., London, 1899)

99 Modern English Capitals. Anonymous. From an advertisement

100 Modern English Title. By Charles Ricketts. From ‘Nimphidia and the Muses Elizium.’ (The Vale Press, London)

101 Modern American Title. By Edwin A. Abbey. From ‘Selections from the Poetry of Robert Herrick.’ (Harper & Brothers, New York, 1899)

102 Modern American Title. Anonymous. From ‘Harper’s Weekly.’ (New York)

103 Modern American Magazine Cover. By Edward Penfield. From ‘Harper’s Weekly.’ (New York)

104 Modern American Capitals. By Edward Penfield

105 Modern American Small Letters. By Edward Penfield

106 Modern American Cover Design. By H. Van Buren Magonigle

107 Modern American Capitals. By H. Van Buren Magonigle

108 Modern American Capitals. By Bertram G. Goodhue. From ‘Masters in Art.’ (Boston, 1900)

109 Modern American Title. By Will Bradley. From ‘The Book List of Dodd, Mead & Co.’ (New York, 1899)

110 Modern American Capitals and Small Letters. By Will Bradley. From ‘Bradley, His Book.’ (The Wayside Press, Springfield, Mass., 1896)

111 Modern American Magazine Cover. By Will Bradley. From ‘The International Studio.’ (New York)

112 Modern American Ticket. By A. J. Iorio

113 Modern American Capitals. After lettering by Will Bradley

114 Modern American Capitals. By Maxfield Parrish

115 Modern American Title. By Maxfield Parrish. From ‘Knickerbocker’s History of New York.’ (R. H. Russell, New York, 1900)

116 Modern American Title. By Addison B. Le Boutillier

117 Modern American Capitals. By Addison B. Le Boutillier

118 Modern American Small Letters. By Addison B. Le Boutillier

119 Modern American Poster. By Addison B. Le Boutillier

120 Modern American Book-Plate. By Claude Fayette Bragdon

121 Modern American Title. By Claude Fayette Bragdon. From ‘Literature.’ (New York)

122 Modern American Letter-heading. By Claude Fayette Bragdon

123 Modern American Advertisement. By H. L. Bridwell. (Strowbridge Lithographic Co., Cincinnati)

124 Modern American Capitals. By H. L. Bridwell

125 Modern American Capitals. By Frank Hazenplug

126 Modern American Capitals, “Heavy Face.” By Frank Hazenplug

127 Modern American Book-cover. By Frank Hazenplug. From ”Ickery Ann and other Girls and Boys.’ (Herbert S. Stone & Co., Chicago, 1899)

128 Modern American Title. By Edward Edwards. From ‘Harper’s Pictorial History of the War with Spain.’ (Harper & Brothers, New York, 1899)

129 Modern American Catalogue Cover. By Frank Hazenplug. From the Catalogue of the Chicago Arts and Crafts Society. (Chicago)

130 Modern American Title. By Guernsey Moore. From ‘The Saturday Evening Post.’ (Philadelphia)

131 Modern American Title. By Harry Everett Townsend. From ‘The Blue Sky.’ (Langworthy & Stevens, Chicago, 1901)

132 Modern American Heading. By Howard Pyle. From ‘Harper’s Magazine.’ (New York)

133 Modern American Letters. Compiled from various sources. F. C. B.

134 Modern American Capitals. After lettering by Orson Lowell

135 Modern American Small Letters. F. C. B.

136 Modern American Titles. By Orson Lowell. From ‘Truth.’ (New York)

137 Modern American Title. By Orson Lowell. From ‘Truth.’ (New York)

138 Modern American Letters. For rapid use. F. C. B.

139 Modern American Italic. For use in lettering architects’ plans, etc. By Claude Fayette Bragdon

140 Modern American Letters, “Cursive.” For rapid use. By Maxfield Parrish

141 Italian Round Gothic Small Letters. After Lucantonii Giunta. Redrawn from ‘Graduale Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae.’ (Venice, 1500)

142 Italian Round Gothic Small Letters. 16th Century. Redrawn from Italian originals

143 Spanish Round Gothic Letters. By Francisco Lucas. From ‘Arte de Escrēvirde.’ (Madrid, 1577)

144 German Blackletter Construction. By Albrecht Dürer. From ‘Underweyssung der messung, mit dem zirckel, ūn richtscheyt, in Linien, etc.’ (Nuremberg, 1525)

145 German Blackletters. Redrawn from manuscripts

146 German Blackletters. With rounded angles. Redrawn from manuscripts

147 Italian Blackletter Title-page. By Jacopus Philippus Foresti (Bergomensis). From ‘De Claris Mulieribus, etc.’ (Ferrara, 1497)

148 German Blackletter Page. By Albrecht Dürer. From the Prayerbook designed by him for the Emperor Maximilian. (Nuremberg, 1515)

149 German Memorial Brass with Blackletter Inscription. Ascribed to Albrecht Dürer. Cathedral of Meissen, 1510. From ‘Fac-similes of Monumental Brasses on the Continent of Europe.’ (W. F. Creeney, Norwich, 1884)

150 Modern American Calendar Cover in Blackletter. By Bertram G. Goodhue. From ‘Every Day’s Date Calendar.’ (Fleming, Schiller & Carnrick, New York, 1897)

151 Modern German Blackletters. By Walter Puttner. From ‘Jugend.’ (Munich)

152 Modern German Title in Blackletter. By Otto Hupp. From ‘Münchener Kalendar.’ (Munich, 1900)

153 Modern American Page in English Blackletter. By Edwin A. Abbey. From ‘Scribner’s Magazine.’ (New York)

154 Uncial Gothic Initials. Redrawn from 12th Century examples. F. C. B.

155 Uncial Gothic Initials. Redrawn from 13th Century examples. F. C. B.

156 Uncial Gothic Capitals. Redrawn from 14th Century examples. F. C. B.

157 Uncial Gothic Capitals. 14th Century. After J. Weale. Redrawn from ‘Portfolio of Ancient Capital Letters.’ (London, 1838-9)

158 Italian Uncial Gothic Capitals, in the “Papal” Hand. From a Florentine manuscript of 1315. British Museum, London. F. C. B.

159 Spanish Uncial Gothic Capitals. By Juan de Yciar. Adapted from ‘Arte por la qual se esena escrevir perfectamente.’ (Saragossa, 1550)

160 Venetian Wall Panel, of Marble, Inscribed with Uncial Gothic Letters. 15th Century. From the Church of S. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice. Rubbing

161 Venetian Gothic Capitals. 15th Century. Redrawn from the rubbing shown in figure 160. F. C. B.

162 German Uncial Capitals. 1341. Redrawn from a memorial brass in the Cathedral of Lübeck

163 French and Spanish Gothic Capitals. 14th Century. After W. S. Weatherley

164 and 165 Italian Gothic Initials. After G. A. Tagliente, in ‘La vera arte dello eccellento scrivere.’ (Venice, 1524)

166 Italian Gothic Initials. By Giovanni Battista Palatino. From ‘Libro nel qual s’insegna a scrivere.’ (Rome, 1548)

167, 168 and 169 German Gothic Initials. By P. Frank. Nuremberg, 1601. From Petzendorfer’s ‘Schriften-Atlas.’ (Stuttgart, 1889)

170 Italian Gothic Capitals. 16th Century. Redrawn from old examples

171 Gothic Capitals of English Form. 16th Century. Redrawn from old examples

172 Italian Gothic Capitals. 17th Century. Redrawn from various examples

173 German Gothic Capitals. 17th Century. Redrawn from various manuscripts

174 German Gothic Capitals. From manuscripts

175 German Gothic Capitals. From manuscripts

176 German Gothic Capitals, Heavy Faced

177 English Gothic “Text,” Initials and Blackletters. 15th Century. From manuscripts

178 English Gothic Uncials and Blackletters. 15th Century. From Queen Eleanor’s tomb. F. C. B.

179 English Gothic Capitals and Blackletters. 15th Century. From tomb of Richard II, Westminster Abbey, London. F. C. B.

180 German Blackletters. From a brass. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B.

181 German Blackletters. With Albrecht Dürer’s initials. 16th Century. F. C. B.

182 Italian Blackletters. By G. A. Tagliente. From ‘La vera arte dello eccellento scrivere.’ (Venice, 1524)

183 German Blackletters. After lettering by Albrecht Dürer. 16th Century

184 German Blackletters. After lettering by Albrecht Dürer. 16th Century

185 German Gothic Capitals. By Albrecht Dürer. 16th Century

186 English Gothic Blackletters. Late 15th Century. Redrawn from a brass. F. C. B.

187 Italian Inlaid Blackletters. From a marble slab in Santa Croce, Florence. Redrawn from a rubbing. F. C. B.

188 and 189 Modern American Blackletters With Gothic Capitals. By Bertram G. Goodhue

190 Modern German Blackletters. After lettering by Julius Diez

191 Modern German Blackletters, flourished. F. C. B.

192 German Italic. By Gottlieb Münch. From ‘Ordnung der Schrift.’ (Munich, 1744)

193 Spanish Script. By Torquato Torio. From ‘Arte de Escribir.’ (Madrid, 1802)

194 Spanish Scripts. By Torquato Torio. From ‘Arte de Escribir.’ (Madrid, 1802)

195 Spanish Script. By Francisco Lucas. From ‘Arte de Escrēvirde.’ (Madrid, 1577)

196 Spanish Cursive. By Francisco Lucas. From ‘Arte de Escrēvirde.’ (Madrid, 1577)

197 Modern American Script Title. By Claude Fayette Bragdon. From an advertisement

198 Modern American Script Title. By George Wharton Edwards. From ‘Collier’s Weekly.’ (New York)

199 French Script Capitals. 18th Century. F. C. B.

200 German Script. 18th Century forms. Adapted from C. Hrachowina’s ‘Initialen, Alphabete und Randleisten verschiedener Kunstepochen.’ (Vienna, 1883)

201 Spanish Script Capitals. Early 18th Century. Adapted from a Spanish Writing-book. F. C. B.

202 Spanish Script Alphabets. Late 17th Century. Adapted from Spanish Writing-books. F. C. B.

203 English Incised Script. Redrawn from inscriptions in slate and stone in Westminster Abbey, London. F. C. B.

204 Modern American Script Book Title. By Bruce Rogers. From cover design of ‘The House of the Seven Gables.’ (Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston, 1899)

205 Modern American Script. By Bruce Rogers

206 Modern American Script Capitals. After lettering by Frank Hazenplug

207 Modern American Italic Capitals. F. C. B.

208 Modern American Script Title. Anonymous. From ‘Harper’s Weekly.’ (New York)

209 Modern American Script Title. By Edward Penfield. From ‘Harper’s Weekly.’ (New York)

210 Diagram to Show Method of Enlarging a Panel, from upper left corner

211 Diagram to Show Method of Enlarging a Panel, from perpendicular center line

End Papers. From an embroidered Altar-cloth. 17th Century. Church of St. Mary, Soest, Westphalia, Germany.