"This Dover edition, first published in 1957, is an unabridged and corrected republication of the work originally published in 1950 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. under the title of Lettering: The history and technique of lettering as design"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-293) and index.

Comprehensive, well-illustrated volume chronicles writing through ages (Roman lettering, runes, medieval hands, Carolingian minuscule and derivative types, more), plus a 65-page practical course in lettering. 89 complete alphabets, more than 165 additional specimens.