Regulæ trium ordinum literarum typographicarum, or, The rules of the three orders of print letters viz. the Roman, Italick, English capitals and small : shewing how they are compounded of geometrick figures, and mostly made by rule and compass, useful for writing masters, painters, carvers, masons, and others that are lovers of curiosity / by Joseph Moxon ...

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The Stem is 3 ½, and runs on the left hand straight upwards to Parallel 36, and on the right hand it runs straight upwards to Parallel 40. Set your Com∣passes to 7, and placing one Foot in Parallel 35, E∣rect 10, (as at Fig. 1.) With the other Foot describe an Arch, for the Top of f. The Top of f must be half a part thick; therefore set your Compasses to 4 ½, and pla∣cing one Foot in Parallel 37, Erect 11 ½, (as at Fig. 2.) With the other describe the under Arch of the Head of f; then set your Compasses to 1 ¾, viz. the thick∣ness of half a Stem, and placing one Foot in Parallel 38, Erect 14, (as at Fig. 3.) With the other describe

the Arch for the Dot of f. The stroke is half a part thick, the upper line of it lies in the Head-line, viz. Parallel 30. It projects on the left hand half a Stem, viz. 1 ¾, and on the right hand a whole Stem, viz. 3 ½. The Footing is made by setting your Compas∣ses to 9, and placing one Foot in Parallel 21, Erect 0, and in Parallel 21 Erect 10 ½. With the other Foot describe the Arches of Footing. The Breakings and Wants in the Arches you must work in by hand.