Lettering in Architecture Random20 That was over 100 years

That was over 100 years ago

and Lissitzky designed a thumb index with titles to help the reader quickly locate a desired verse

24 × 62 mm

I could only scan a few of the eight Howard Bond how-to portfolio pieces by the likes of Saul Bass

Lettering in Architecture Random20 That was over 100 yearsThe incorporation of lettering into the architectural pattern of a building is a practice with a long and honorable history; a tradition which unfortunately appears to have lapsed. Or, that was the authors feeling fifty one years ago when this book was published. This book sets out to show (with the aid of 300 illustrations) how lettering has traditionally been used in architecture, and to indicate the range of remarkably flexible and subtle