Figures [8] to [22] show examples, drawn from various sources, which exhibit different treatments of the classic Roman letter forms. The differentiation will be found to lie largely in the widths of the letters themselves, and in the treatment of the serifs, angles, and varying widths of line. Figures [11] to [13] and [16] to [22] are redrawn from rubbings
of Roman incised inscriptions. Figures [16] and [17] show beautifully proportioned letters cut in marble with unusual care and refinement, considering the large size of the originals. A later Roman form of less refinement but of greater strength and carrying power, and for that reason better adapted to many modern uses, is shown in [18] and [19]. In this case the original letters were cut about seven and
one-half inches high. The letters in [20] are curiously modern in character. Part of the panel of Roman lettering shown in [21] exhibits the use of a form very like that shown in [18] and [19]. Figure [11] shows a detail composed in a quite representative fashion; while on the other hand figure [12] depicts a Roman letter of quite unusual character, and of a form evidently adapted from pen work, in which the shapes are narrow and crowded, while the lines are thickened as though they were of the classical square outline. The bits of old Roman inscriptions shown in [8] to [10] and in [13] are included to exhibit various different forms and treatments of classic capitals.
