Lettering in Architecture Random20 But it is not boring

But it is not boring

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

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

Put these loose prints in the drawers for a little exhibition

Lettering in Architecture Random20 But it is not boringThe 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