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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Topping and Footing is 5 Erects, the Stem 5 more; both made as Letter B. The Top-stroke is from the right hand line of the Stem half the length of the Stem, viz. 15; the middle stroke is ⅓ of the length of the Stem, viz. 10. The Bottom-stroke is 1/3, viz. 18 parts. The bredth of the Head and Foot-stroke is thus made; set off the bredth of the Stem, viz. 5, from the end of each stroke towards the left hand in the Parallel of each stroke, and in the Erect line of these settings off set off 1 ½ between the Top∣ping and Footing, and draw a straight line from the lower point of the Arch of Topping on the left hand the Stem, and from the upper point of the Arch of Topping on the left hand the Stem to the 1 ½ set off as aforesaid. Then at the right hand ends of these

lines set off by occult Arches 5 in their respective E∣rects. And set off 5 in the Erects of the Perpendicu∣lar ends of the Top and Foot-stroke, and placing one Foot of your Compasses successively at these 5, with the other Foot describe occult Arches to cut the for∣mer occult Arches, and the point where these oc∣cult Arches cut each other (as in Fig. 1, 2.) shall be a Centre, whereon you may describe Arches for the But∣tings of the Top and Bottom-stroke of E. For the thickness of the middle stroke set off half a part up∣wards, and half a part downwards from the middle Parallel at the right hand line of the Stem; and from thence draw Parallel lines 5 parts long, then set off 5 upwards and 5 downwards from the end of the mid∣dle stroke; from these two 5 and the ends of the Parallels of thickness describe occult Arches of Cir∣cles to intersect each other, and the Intersections (as Fig. 3, 4.) shall be the Centres whereon (the Compasses set to 5) the Arches of Butting shall be drawn.