Acquiring a Formal Hand: Tools, &c. — The Desk — Paper & Ink — Pens: The Reed: The Quill — Of Quills generally — Pen-knife, Cutting-slab, &c.48
CHAPTER III
ACQUIRING A FORMAL HAND: (2) METHODS
Position of the Desk — The Writing Level — Use of the Pen — Holding the Pen — Filling the Pen, &c.61
CHAPTER IV
ACQUIRING A FORMAL HAND: (3) MODELS
Models — Notes on Construction: Script I. — Coupling the Letters — Spacing: Letters, Words, & Lines — Uncial Capitals: Script II. — Numerals & Punctuation Marks — Of Copying MSS. Generally70
CHAPTER V
ACQUIRING A FORMAL HAND: (4) PRACTICE
Practice — Scripts I. & II. — Arranging & Ruling a Single Sheet — Problem I. (a Sheet of Prose) — Problem II. (a Sheet of Poetry) — Spacing & Planning Manuscript85
CHAPTER VI
MANUSCRIPT BOOKS
MS. Books: Tools & Materials — Methods & Proportions — The Size & Shape of the Book — The Widths of the Margins — The Size of the Writing, &c. — Ruling — MS. Books: General Remarks98
CHAPTER VII
VERSAL LETTERS & COLOURED CAPITALS
Development of Versals — General Analysis of Versals — Notes on Construction of Versals — Spacing & Arrangement of Versals112
CHAPTER VIII
BLACK & RED
Rubricating — Initial Pages or Title Pages — Prefaces & Notes in Colour — Pages with Coloured Headings — Page or Column Heading & Initial — Versals in Column or Marginal Bands — Stanzas or Verses marked by Versals — Music with Red Staves — Tail-Pieces, Colophons, &c. — Rubricating: General Remarks127
CHAPTER IX
LAYING & BURNISHING GOLD
Tools & Materials — Laying the Ground — Laying the Gold-Leaf — Burnishing the Gold — Remedying Faults in Gilding — Gold Writing — Other Methods & Recipes for Gilding — Appendix on Gilding (by Graily Hewitt)145
CHAPTER X
THE USE OF GOLD & COLOURS IN INITIAL LETTERS & SIMPLE ILLUMINATION
Tools & Materials for Simple Illumination — Parchment, “Vellum,” & Pounce — Colours — Simple Colour Effects — Matt Gold — Burnished Gold — Burnished Gold Forms, & Outlines — Background Capitals — Applying the Background — Ornament of Backgrounds172
CHAPTER XI
A THEORY OF ILLUMINATION
Illumination — “Barbaric, or Colour-Work, Illumination” — “Filigree, or Pen-Work, Illumination” — “Natural, or Limner’s, Illumination”193
CHAPTER XII
THE DEVELOPMENT OF ILLUMINATION
The Development of Illumination — Line-Finishings — Initial Letters — Borders & Backgrounds204
CHAPTER XIII
“DESIGN” IN ILLUMINATION
“Design” — Elementary Patterns in Decoration — Scale & Scope of Decoration — Of “Designing” Manuscripts, Generally214
PART II LETTERING
CHAPTER XIV
GOOD LETTERING — SOME METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION & ARRANGEMENT
Good Models — The Qualities of Good Lettering — Simplicity — Distinctiveness — Proportion — Beauty of Form — Beauty of Uniformity — Right Arrangement — Setting Out & Fitting In — “Massed Writing” & “Fine Writing” — Even Spacing — Theory & Practice237
CHAPTER XV
THE ROMAN ALPHABET & ITS DERIVATIVES
The Roman Alphabet — Proportions of Letters: Widths — Upper & Lower Parts — Essential or Structural Forms — Characterisation of Forms — Built-Up Forms — Simple-Written Capitals — Uncials — Capitals & Small-Letters — Early, Round, Upright, Formal Hands — Slanted-Pen Small-Letters — Roman Small-Letters — Italics — Semi-Formal Hands — Of Formal Writing Generally — Decorative Contrasts — Ornamental Letters268
APPENDIX A
CHAPTER XVI
SPECIAL SUBJECTS
Divers Uses of Lettering — MS. Books, &c. — Binding MSS (with Note by Douglas Cockerell) — Broadsides, Wall Inscriptions, &c. — Illuminated Addresses, &c. — Monograms & Devices — Title Pages — Lettering for Reproduction — Printing — Inscriptions on Metal, Stone, Wood, &c. — Of Inscriptions
