Opening Hours
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
Visual Materials
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Visual Materials
One instructional book, copyright 1937, entitled Lettering, Its History, Principles & Practice, by Matlack Price, ["Basic Alphabets and many other illustrations were drawn by Otto Munzinger] published by Art Education, Inc., New York, New York. This instructional book is 32 numbered pages in length, and is illustrated with black and white images. Some of the items discussed are letter spacing, serifs, italics, and different fonts "in action". The book is bound in (faded) blue paper. "Mabel Spofford" is written in ms. at the top of the front cover.
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One drawing book entitled The New Progressive Drawing Book, Containing Lithographic Sketches, and Drawings of Landscape Scenery, Designed for Self Instruction, published by C.P. Huestis, New York, 1847. This drawing book is 24 unnumbered pages in length and contains lithograph images only (no text). There are several different images per page, some of which are landscapes and seascapes. Title and publication information on the front cover are within a simple frame ornamented by acorns. The insides of the front and back covers are blank, and the back cover is a publisher's advertisement from C.P. Huestis. "35-" (price) is written in ms. in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover.
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One penmanship book entitled Lessons in Lettering: A Series of Practice Books With Text, Examples and Exercises, Book 2 Inclined Single Stroke, by Thomas E. French and William D. Turnbull, published by McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., New York and London, 1924. This book is 40 pages in length, and is comprised of 20 lessons on numbered sheets. At the head of the first page is the overall lesson for the book: "Inclined Single Stroke Commercial Gothic". Each sheet, or lesson, includes instructional text on the left-hand side of each page opening, and the actual lesson and copying space on the right-hand side. The title on the front cover is within a single-rule frame. The top inside front cover reads: "Second edition, fifth impression". Below that is a listing of materials required for the use of this book, and below that is a brief advertisement for "Lessons in Lettering for Students and Draftsmen: a series of practice books with text examples and exercises." On the inside of the back cover are four variations of a single alphabet and number "face" that are part of Sheet 20. On the back cover is a brief advertisement for several drawing and lettering books. Several publisher's advertisements for drawing books and vocational books are laid in to this lettering book. None of the exercises have been completed.
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"This volume covers ten centuries of pictorial and ornamental alphabets and initials, over 2,000 decorative letters in black-and-white line cuts. It contains a wealth of copyright-free materials and ideas for contemporary artists. The artistry of alphabetic ornamentation and printing is included here: biblical scenes, knights, martyrdoms, angels, devils, sensually robust women, fleshy children, gargoyles, birds, lambs, fishes, snakes, serpents, narrative cartoons, scenes of play and war, myths and legends, complicated and convoluted designs, floral beauty, modern geometrics, all woven and designed around letters of the alphabet ... The illustrations are arranged in chronological order beginning with an example from a tenth-century German illuminated Bible ... The book concludes with twentieth-century examples"--
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One envelope of instruction sheets on lettering. The majority of the 19 sheets appear to be components of The ABC of Lettering for Public Schools by Schuyler Bull, of Rochester, New York. This set is composed primarily of lettering sheets (of alphabets, numbers, and phrases) and some printed instruction text written and copyrighted by Schuyler Bull. Additional sheets are included also, but these appear to have come from other sources. Accompanying these sheets is an envelope addressed to Miss Mabel Spofford.
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Three drawing books, entitled Vere Foster's Drawing Copy Book, Nos. M1, I2 and Q3., by E. Duncan, John Callow, and George Whitaker, published by Blackie & Son, London, Dublin, Edinburgh, and Glasgow, ca. 1868. These three books are part of a series, Vere Foster's Drawing Copy Book. Book M1 is part of the Marine series (in 4 parts) and is titled "Boats, Foregrounds, and Nautical Bits". Book I2 is part of the Ornamental Forms series (in 4 parts) and is titled "Freehand Ornament, Classic and Renaissance"; Book Q3 is part of the Human Figure series (in 4 parts) and is titled "Rustic Figures". The books are 16 (unnumbered) pages in length; each of which contains a black and white illustration, with a blank page for copying. In Book M1, the instructional text begins on the inside of the front cover, and continues on to both sides of the back cover. The back covers of Book I2 and Q3 contain publisher's advertisements and outlines for this and other Vere Foster's series. The illustrations, which are primarily in outline form, are signed by both Callow and Whitaker in Book M1. The images of Book M1 (Marine) include views of nautical implements and boats of various kinds. The front cover is bordered with a decorative design of Celtic origin, and in the center is an engraved portrait of "Her Majesty Queen Victoria at the age of eight, from a portrait presented to Lady Albina Foster". Also on the front cover is the complete list of the drawing and lettering books in the series. The front covers of Books I2 and Q3 are different from that of M1 but similar to each other; each is primarily divided into 4 sections: one large section on the left half of the cover, with the remaining three sections comprising the right-hand half. The largest half contains a sample image from those contained within. These 3 sections are vertically oriented; the top third frames the statement "Embracing every description of drawing, with paper for copying. New Edition"; the middle third contains the name of that individual lesson book; the bottom third frames the price and the statement "Sanctioned by The Department of Science and Art. Adopted by The Board of National Education in Ireland." The images in Book I2 (Ornamental Forms, Classic and Renaissance) are Italian, Greek, Roman and English floral decorative ornaments. The images in Book Q3 (Human Figure, Advanced Figure in Outline) are of hands, feet, and whole-body figures. Each of the 3 books has some ms. writing on its front cover: M1 has "G.R.M." in ink in the upper left-hand corner within the decorative frame; "DK" in pencil written in the upper left-hand corner, and "[pounds sterling symbol] 2.50" (price) written in the upper right-hand corner. Book I2 has "G.R.M." written in the upper left-hand corner within the frame; "D/N" is written in the upper left-hand corner; and "[pounds sterling symbol] 2.00" (price) in the upper right-hand corner. Book Q3 has "D/N" written in the upper left-hand corner, and "[pounds sterling symbol] 2.50" (price) in the upper right-hand corner.
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