Words and Buildings: the art and practice of public lettering is published in London by The Architectural Press. In his acknowledgements Jock opens with:

‘It is a pleasure to record the many people who have helped me, but I owe special thanks to John Dreyfus for his early encouragement and advice. James Mosley, too, has never stinted information. His careful scholarship has been an example, and I must couple his name with those authors whose books have been my guide; their names are recorded in the bibliography.’

Contents

• Chapter 1: Background
  • Communication codes
  • Importance and early development of the alphabet
  • Influence of handwriting
  • Technical influences
  • Recent developments
• Chapter 2: Criteria
  • Expressiveness
  • Legibility
  • Conspicuity
  • Letter design
  • Word design
  • Space design
• Chapter 3: Practice
  • Flush lettering
  • Relief lettering
  • Three-dimensional lettering
  • Illuminated lettering
  • Integral lettering
  • Adjacent lettering
• Chapter 4: ‘Mise-en-scène’
  • Remarkable lettering
• The next chapter
• Notes and bibliography
• Index

Design by Jock Kinneir
Filmset and printed in Great Britain by
BAS Printers Limited, Over Wallop, Hampshire
Text set in 11 on 13pt Monophoto Plantin 110