The Essentials of Lettering - Thomas E. French - 1912

This is an absolutely fantastic educator for all of the basic letter styles - Roman, Block (Egyptian), Gothic, Blackletter, Script and beyond. The Essentials of Lettering will guide you to proportionally accurate letters and proper lettering style usage through over 100 pages of instruction and illustration. This is one of the best guidebooks around for a beginner or intermediate level lettering artist.