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ITalick Letters seem to be derived from the Ro∣man, because its shape is so like the Roman, that its Members differ in very few Letters from it; onely the Stems of the Roman are perpendicularly upright, and the Bellies are circular, but in the Italick the
Stems are aslope, and the Bellies are oval. The slope of the Stems are ¼ of the whole depth of the Letter, viz. 10 ½ parts set off from a Perpendicular on the left hand in the Top-line, and a line drawn from the same Perpendicular in the Foot-line to the 10 ½ in the Top-line, as in Letter A, F From 1 to 2 is the slope of the Letter.
Those Letters that have Bellies, as a, b, c, d, e, q, have the inside of their Bellies Ovals, whose greatest Diameter is 18 parts, viz. the whole length of a Small Letter, and its least Diameter 6 parts; which Oval is so set aslope, that half a part lies below the Head-line, and ⅔ parts above the Foot-line; so that work∣ing above the Oval into the Head-line, and below the Oval into the Foot-line, you may make the Fat∣ness of the Head and Foot of the Belly; but how the Belly fattens downwards, you may best see by the Paterns themselves.
The Beaks of Letters project 3 parts, viz. 1 Stem from the Stem towards the left hand, and lie at the point of the Beak 1 part below the Top-line; so that a straight line drawn from the Top of the right hand line of the Stem to the point of the Beak is the upper bounds of the Beak; and 1 set off in the left hand line of the Stem under the lower bounds of the Beak is the thickness of the Beak, so that a straight line drawn from that point to the end of the Beak is the lower bounds of the Beak.
The Nose of Small Letters project also 3 parts, viz. one Stem from the Stem of the Letter, and the point of it lies three parts below the Head-line.
The Tails are made just like the Beaks, if you ima∣gine the Foot were turned into the Head-line.