Definition of Block capital

1. Noun. A plain hand-drawn letter.


Definition of Block capital

1. Noun. A capital letter written by hand. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Block Capital

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Literary usage of Block capital

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Architecture in Italy from the Time of Constantine to the Dawn by Charles Amos Cummings (1901)
"Sergius and Bacchus), the lower columns have a convex block capital very like those of S. Sofia.1 The upper columns have an Ionic capital crushed under the ..."

2. The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin (1885)
"XII., becomes now your best general form of block capital, as before of block base. § ii. You will thus have a perfect idea of the analogies between base ..."

3. The Complete Works by John Ruskin (1894)
"XII., becomes now your best general form of block capital, as before of block base. § ii. You will thus have a perfect idea of the analogies between base ..."

4. The Fundamentals of Mechanical Drawing by Richard Shelton Kirby (1918)
"A block capital letter I, of material f" square; top and bottom blocks 2" long; total height 2f". 604. A Gothic capital letter V (see PI. ..."

5. Outlines of the History of Art by Wilhelm Lübke (1904)
"... or block capital from the Cathedral at Gurk. The exterior of the Romanesque church is built in sober, quiel masses, reaching a considerable height in ..."

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