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THIS book is not a mere collection of copies which the student is to reproduce slavishly. The author states the object of the volume to.be βto cultivate the conception that all lettering is design, that any mathematical or mechanical attempt at treatment is entirely impracticable in ordinary work;β The information supplied and instructions given should -enable the student to arrive at the end in view.
Free-hand Lettering; being a Treatise on Plain Lettering from the Practical Standpoint for Use in Engineering Schools and Colleges.
By Victor T. Wilson Pp. x + 95; 23 full-page plates. (New York: John Wiley and Sons; London: Chapman and Hall, 1903.) Price 1 dollar.
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Free-hand Lettering; being a Treatise on Plain Lettering from the Practical Standpoint for Use in Engineering Schools and Colleges . Nature 69, 411 (1904). https://doi.org/10.1038/069411b0
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