Concise modern show writing, as an instant download.

Instructions on Modern Show Writing (1913) by J. G. Bissell is the concise take on modern card writing — the method stripped to its working essentials for the card man who wants instruction without padding.

Inside this 1913 treasury:

Letterforms with history: this 1913 volume gathers medieval and illuminated letterforms, drawn at a scale you can work from. Lettering artists, sign painters, engravers, and calligraphers after period-correct Roman, medieval, or ornamental capitals start here.

Details:

• Complete 1913 edition scan — 60 pages
• Concise modern method
• Working essentials without padding
• Plates drawn at working scale — trace, adapt, and letter from them
• Ornamental, Roman, and medieval hands in one reference
• 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