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The architect’s 200-plate lettering treatise, as an instant download.
Letters & Lettering: A Treatise with 200 Examples (1902) by architect Frank Chouteau Brown is the construction-minded lettering treatise — 200 plates of letterforms analyzed for proportion and structure. The book for letterers who want to know why letters look right.
Inside this 1902 manual:
Frank Chouteau Brown (1902) assembled Roman capitals and their derivatives as a designer’s toolkit — 250 pages to trace, adapt, and letter from. For lettering artists, sign painters, engravers, and calligraphers, it is a century-old idea file that never goes stale. Trace the plates at full size, then adapt the capitals to your own layouts — that is what they were drawn for.
Complete your shelf: See also The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing (1918), Alphabets Old and New (1906), The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient & Modern (1860).
Details:
- Complete 1902 edition scan — 244 pages
- 200 plates with construction analysis
- The architect’s approach to letterform
- Alphabets organized for the working designer, not the historian
- Initials and capitals sized for layout and adaptation
- Initials and borders for illuminated and decorative work
- Two files included: the original scan, cleaned of dust, stray marks, and handwritten notes, and a cleaned white-background edition that's easy on the eyes and the printer
- PDF format, instant download after purchase — no physical book ships
