A fragile Eric Gill alphabet written by the artist with a brush and ink undergoing restoration
Picture by Roger Bamber 8 August 2003 Calligraphy Curator Ewan Clayton inspects a chart for signwriters written with a brush by Eric Gill in 1909 inspired by a type by the 18th Century designer H W Caslon The Alphabet is amongst many examples by Gill at Ditchling Museum including a collection of letters artwork and drawings collected by his brother Evan which the museum is trying to buy The lettering formed the basis of most of Gills subsequent type designs including Gill Sans one of the great classic typefaces because of its elegance and legibility
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Photo credit: © Roger Bamber / Alamy / Afripics
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