Art of Letter Carving in Stone by Tom Perkins

Author:Tom Perkins
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781847977243
Publisher: Crowood
Published: 2014-08-26T04:00:00+00:00

Roman lover case ‘a’ written with a broad-edged nib.

Letter ‘b’ has an ascender, which as for all letters with ascenders is just over capital height, with a slanting top serif. The width of the letter is almost as wide as the x-height. The stroke of the bowl reaches maximum width, which is slightly more than a stem width, at halfway up the x-height and tapers to a point where it joins the stem at the top. It tapers to less than half a stem width at the base, slightly flaring out to join the stem.

Letter ‘c’ is slightly narrower than ‘b’, reaching its maximum width at halfway up the x-height. The main curve is fullest at this height also, tapering to a point at the bottom right, and tapering into the top curve to just under half a stem width, flaring out subtly at the end, to finish with a fine vertical serif. The top and bottom open ends align vertically.

Letter ‘d’ is the same width and height as ‘b’, the bowl being the same shape and proportion but reversed and upside down.

Letter ‘e’ is slightly wider than ‘c’, due to the weight top right. It is practically as wide as it is high. The base tapers as for ‘c’, the horizontal stroke is approximately half a stem width thick, and lies just above centre. The top right side joins the horizontal, and in order to give a balance, is the same width as the left side of the ‘e’ at the same level.

Letter ‘f’ is the same height as the other ascenders and the vertical is a stem width thick, tapering above the x-height gradually towards the point where it curves into the horizontal top, and it then flares out subtly, ending in a fine vertical serif. The width of the ‘f’ top is just over two-thirds of the x-height. The top of the horizontal crossbar is on the x-height top line, and is approximately half a stem width thick. Note that it is rounded off on its underside as it ends.

Letter ‘g’ has a circular top bowl with a width approximately four-fifths of the x-height. Although similar in shape to the ‘o’, it is smaller and sits well above the baseline. The horizontal ‘ear’ is just under half a stem width thick and should not extend beyond the bottom oval bowl, which has a width of just under one and a quarter times the x-height.

The diagonal stroke connecting the top bowl of the ‘g’ to the oval bottom bowl is thin – less than half a stem width – gradually thickening to a stem width as it curves to form the right diagonal of the bottom oval bowl. This stroke tapers into the thin, horizontal base curve, which flares out to form the left side of the base oval, reaching its maximum weight halfway up the oval.

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