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PART I

WRITING & ILLUMINATING

CHAPTER I

THE DEVELOPMENT OF WRITING

Nearly every type of letter with which we are
familiar is derived from the Roman Capitals, and has
come to us through the medium, or been modified
by the influence, of the pen. And, therefore, in
trying to revive good Lettering, we cannot do better
than make a practical study of the best pen-forms,
and learn at the same time to appreciate the forms
of their magnificent arche-types as preserved in the
monumental Roman inscriptions.

The development and the relations of the principal
types of letters are briefly set out in the accompanying
family tree ”—fig. i. When the student has learnt
to cut and handle a pen, he can trace this develop¬
ment practically by trying to copy a few words from
each example given below.

The
Develop¬
ment of
Writing