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Words are kept as close as is compatible with

Cj neatest distance : Less b.

Straight ampleb

♦ ♦ Stmiçh* ♦*nût,

"W *У "W 'W Ccupl

4 1

Straight
coupled
to curved.

TWO
STRAIGHT
STROKES.

□

STRAIGHT

&

CURVED.

OO

Least dist¬
ance:

two curves.

Г U

b

~s.

THE SPACING OF SMALL LETTER*

ßrr rejhxnee only :

Sfiovin^ fiow tffc Sviali Letters
are sjxuecf most naturally .

Fig. 53.

legibility. The average space between two words is
less than the width of the letter о (fig. 54).

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Fig. 54.

The Lines in massed writing (see p. 226) are kept
as close together as is compatible with legibility.
The usual distance apart of the writing-lines is about
three times the height of the letter о (see also p. 291).

The descending strokes of the upper line must
“ clear ” the ascending strokes of the lower line.

:d!

/4

distance apart
cjwriting lines.

Fig. a-

Interlocking of these strokes may be avoided by the
experimental placing of p over d (fig. 55)-

uncial capitals: script II

These modernised Uncials (see fig. 56, & p. 264)
are intended to go with Script I, and their analysis
and mode of construction are almost identical with
those of Script I (see pp. 38, 39).

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