Papers of Lucy Daviss

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a bound typescript 'special topic essay' (74pp) entitled 'The history of letter and type design', which was submitted to the University of Exeter in 1968. Illustrations are included.

Administrative / Biographical History

Lucy Vincent-Daviss was a student of English at the University of Exeter between 1965-1968. She graduated in 1968 with a second-class Honours degree.

Arrangement

The dissertation is arranged into the following chapters: 1. The origin of the western alphabet; 2. The Roman contribution to letter design; 3. The influences of national hands upon letter design; 4. The birth of type design; 5. Humanistic influence and the development of Roman type; 6. Italic type design; 7. The development of old face Roman type design 1495-1600; 8. The continuation of the development of old face Roman type design 1600-1740; 9. The gradual change from old face to modern type design; 10. Modern face type design; 11. The development of the old style type design in the nineteenth century; 12. Type design in the twentieth century; 13. Factors, apart from type design; influencing legibility; 14. Type face selection.

Access Information

Usual EUL arrangements apply.

Other Finding Aids

Single item only.

Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Charlotte Berry, Archivist, 14 March 2005, and encoded into EAD 2 June 2005.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual EUL restrictions apply.

Custodial History

Transferred from the Reserve Collection.

Related Material

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