Letters & Lettering: A Treatise with 200 Examples

by Frank Chouteau Brown

[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