"Good lettering must be founded on good models; for the use of beginners they ought especially to be simple, dignified forms that are free from the archaisms and mannerisms of the scribes and that exhibit in a high degree the essentials of legibility, beauty, & character."
The Alphabet and Elements of Lettering; Frederic W. Goudy (1918)
The Alphabet and Elements of Lettering; Frederic W. Goudy (1918)
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Evolution of Type, Exhibit "A Pulse"