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The unit of measure for the Italic letter is one tenth (1/10) of the height, as is the case with the vertical lower case Roman. The straight strokes are one unit thick while the curved strokes such as in the c, o, etc., are 1⅛ units thick. When this style is made very small it may be done as a one-stroke letter, greater pressure being exerted for the heavy stroke. In making this as a purely free-hand letter, care must be exercised to get the "3 in 8" strokes parallel in order to present the best appearance.

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The cut of the "Old English" letters is presented not as a standard style, as there are a great many good styles of Old English lettering. This is only one of them.