Sign Painter’s Guide or Hints and Helps to Sign Painting Glass Gilding Pearl Work Etc: Containing Also Many Valuable Receipts and Methods and Much General Information in the Various Branches of the Business (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Sign Painter’s Guide or Hints and Helps to Sign Painting Glass Gilding Pearl Work Etc: Containing Also Many Valuable Receipts and Methods and Much General Information in the Various Branches of the Business<br><br>Nine of the Roman letters viz. bd E G O P Q R and T when properly made will occupy one-eighth more in width than in height. Six letters viz. C F J L S and Z will occupy the same space from left to right as they do in height. Seven letters viz. A K N U V X and Y one-sixteenth more in width than in height. H one-fourth; M one-third and W one half more in width than height. I two-thirds of its height in width and occupies one-sixteenth less in width than in height.<br><br>The circular letters C G 0 Q and S to appear equal in size with the rest must be made to project a little above and below the line.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.