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From: jejones@mcrware.UUCP (James Jones)
Newsgroups: comp.fonts
Subject: Re: Italic & Oblique
Summary: another reference
Keywords: letters, fonts, history
Message-ID: <949@mcrware.UUCP>
Date: 7 Feb 89 16:22:56 GMT
References: <1603@csuna.UUCP> <1989Jan23.144822.29002@cs.rochester.edu> <43873@linus.UUCP> <323@iconsys.UUCP> <44253@linus.UUCP> <4108@omepd.UUCP>
Reply-To: jejones@mcrware.UUCP (James Jones)
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As a fun, readable historical reference on the history of letters and the
influence of tools on letter shapes, I would suggest *The 26 Letters* by
the late (alas) Oscar Ogg.  I'd forgotten about it, even though it's what
started me on calligraphy, until I saw a copy of the second edition, being
sold for cheap (remaindered?) at a local book store.

		Cheers,
		James Jones