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words appear to have strokes of equal thickness. The widths of the
strokes does of course vary, e.g. curved forms are often thinned where
they meet vertical strokes or other curved forms as in the lower-case
b and g respectively.These are the more obvious examples : an examina¬
tion of sans serifs will reveal other, subtler variations in stroke widths.
'The sans serif is in fact an Egyptian with the serifs knocked off, and it
is probable that that was the manner of its creation.'1

The manner in which contemporary sans serifs 'have been modified
is in accordance with the change in our general typography ; the letters
have been made to conform to earlier and better designs, and the bad
features derived from the modern-face roman have been eliminated.'2

Some contemporary sans serif types

Erbar (Ludwig & Mayer), Futura (Bauer), Gill Sans (Monotype).
Nineteenth century sans serif: Grotesque No 9 (Stephenson Blake).

12A. F. Johnson. Type Designs: their History and Development.

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