Pharmaceutical Society Great Russell Street / Bloomsbury Square
This example of a v-cut monoline egyptian with even character widths dates from 1860 and until at least 1975 was gilded which must have looked even better. Nevertheless it is a fine form and works well in the space and with the architecture.
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If this was a typeface the G would be regarded as insufficiently distinct from C but on an inscription with only a few words context provides the key.
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The toughness of the letterforms matches the bulk of the building and contrasts well with the fussiness of the carved Corinthian capitals.
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Above ground floor level the incorporation date is letterspaced as though for a delicate Roman letterform which this is not.
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Above ground floor level the incorporation date is letterspaced as though for a delicate Roman letterform which this is not.