Also, The Sandman and its spin-offs have won 26 Eisner Awards, including three for Best Continuing Series, one for Best Short Story, four for Best Writer ( Neil Gaiman ), seven for Best Lettering ( Todd Klein ), and two for Best Penciller / Inker ( one each for Charles Vess and P. Craig Russell ).

* Lettering for Brush and Pen, ( 1936 ), Quentin Crisp and A. F.

# 2012 Eisner Award for " Best Lettering " ( Usagi Yojimbo )

* 2012 Eisner Award for " Best Lettering " ( Usagi Yojimbo )

* 2004: Nominated for " Best Lettering " Eisner Award, for Hawkman, JSA, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume II and Sleeper

The series won a total of six Eisner Awards, including Best Single Issue / Single Story for 1993's Nexus: Origin, Best Writer / Artist for Nexus: Origin, Best Artist / Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team for the Nexus series in 1988, Best Artist / Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team for Nexus: Origin, Best Artist / Penciller / Inker or Penciller / Inker Team for Nexus: Executioner's song in 1997, and Best Letterer / Lettering by Todd Klein in 2008.

* Lettering chisels for incising small strokes create the details of letters in larger applications.

Published in 1906, Johnston ’ s best known work Writing, Illuminating & Lettering never used the terms “ Foundational ” or “ Foundational Hand ” for which he is most remembered.

Graily Hewitt was most responsible for the revival of the art of gilding, both by contributing to Writing, Illuminating and Lettering ( Chapter 9 Appendix ) and through his own publications, most notably Lettering for Students & Craftsmen ( 1930 ).

* 2008: nominated for the Eisner Awards for Best Short Story and Best Lettering

* Nesbitt, Alexander The History and Technique of Lettering ( c ) 1957, Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-486-40281-9, Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 57-13116.

The Dover edition is an abridged and corrected republication of the work originally published in 1950 by Prentice-Hall, Inc. under the title Lettering: The History and Technique of Lettering as Design.

Lettering and type design featured prominently in the graphic style of the Festival and was overseen by a typography panel including the lettering historian Nicolete Gray.

Lettering in basketball, football and track, Richardson continued his career at Auburn University, going on to stardom with the Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings before signing with the Jets.

* Nesbitt, Alexander The History and Technique of Lettering Dover Publications: 1975.

Lettering, whether handwritten or printed, is integral to Mail Art.

Charles Peignot, of the Paris foundry Deberny Et Peignot, recruited Frutiger based upon the quality of the illustrated essay Schrift / Écriture / Lettering: the development of European letter types carved in wood.

* March 17, 1991: The Southern Pacific changes its corporate image, replacing the century-old Roman Lettering with the Rio Grande-inspired Speed Lettering.

Lettering and numbering were in a sans-serif grotesque font, in yellow with an inner maroon line.

" Lettering part 1 ," POV Online ( Jan. 10, 1997 ) and " Lettering part 2 ," POV Online ( Jan. 17, 1997 ).

* Nesbitt, Alexander The History and Technique of Lettering ( c ) 1957, Dover Publications, Inc. ISBN 0-486-20427-8, Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 57-13116.

The story of Ajax was frequently made use of by ancient poets and artists, and the hero who appears on some Locrian coins with the helmet, shield, and sword is probably this Ajax.

Before leaving, he buried his sandals, shield, and sword under a huge rock and told her that, when their son grew up, he should move the rock and bring the weapons to his father, who would acknowledge him.

Kennings could be developed into extended, and sometimes vivid, metaphors: tröddusk törgur fyr [...] hjalta harðfótum “ shields were trodden under the hard feet of the hilt ( sword blades )” ( Eyvindr Skáldaspillir: Hákonarmál 6 ); svarraði sárgymir á sverða nesi “ wound-sea (= blood ) sprayed on headland of swords (= shield )” ( Eyvindr Skáldaspillir: Hákonarmál 7 ).

This includes such styles as sword and shield, two-handed swordfighting and other types of melee weapons besides unarmed combat.

The fully armoured Viking raider would wear an iron helmet and a maille hauberk, and fight with a combination of axe, sword, shield, spear or great " Danish " two-handed axe, although the typical raider would be unarmoured, carrying only a shield and spear ; swords and axes were much less common.

The first and wealthiest common class was armed in the fashion of the hoplite with spear, sword, helmet, breast plate and round shield ( called clipeus in Latin, similar to the Greek aspis, also called hoplon ); there were 82 centuries of these of which two were trumpeters.

Cavalry equipment was purchased by each of the cavalrymen and consisted of a round shield, helmet, body armour, sword and one or more lances.

At the same time, the three different types of heavy infantry were replaced by a single, standard type based on the Principes: armed with two heavy javelins called pila ( singular pilum ), the short sword called gladius, chain mail ( lorica hamata ), helmet and rectangular shield ( scutum ).

Royal knights were equipped in the same manner as their Gothic predecessors — braceplate, kite shield, a long sword ( designed to fight from the horse ) and as well as the javelins and spears, a Visigothic axe.

Though these swords did not provide a full two-hand grip they allowed their wielders to hold a shield or parrying dagger in their off hand, or to use it as a two-handed sword for a more powerful blow.

These swords did not provide a full two-hand grip but they allowed its wielders to hold a shield or parrying dagger in their off hand, or to use it as a two-handed sword for a more powerful blow.

At the last second, Aegeus recognized the sandals, shield, and sword, and knocked the poisoned wine cup from Theseus's hand.

These arms were also indicative of a Viking's social status: a wealthy Viking would have a complete ensemble of a helmet, shield, chainmail shirt, and sword.

FAKK2 allows players to pair up and use two weapons at the same time depending on the situation-for example, sword and shield for maximum defense, sword and UZI for both range and melee capability, or dual-wield UZIs for maximum firepower.

In the portraits, some of the nobles are shown in full armour in their heraldic colors and devices ( therefore with their faces hidden ), often shown as taking part in a joust, or sometimes in single combat with sword and shield, and sometimes in actual battle.

# 321v: Herr Dietmar der Setzer ( unidentified ; the portrait shows unmounted combat with sword and heater shield )

The sword is characterized by a hilt decorated with magical formulas, Christian symbols and floral patterns, as well as a narrow slit in the blade which holds a small shield with the coat of arms of Poland.

A shield is a type of personal armor, meant to intercept attacks, either by stopping projectiles such as arrows or redirecting a hit from a sword, mace or battle axe to the side of the shield-bearer.

Apart from his prints, there are two proven examples of his work on armour: a shield from 1536 now in the Real Armeria of Madrid and a sword in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum of Nuremberg.

Apart from the missile troops, the Norman infantry were probably protected by mail armour and armed with spear, sword and shield, like their English counterparts.

He has a sword in his left hand, and a shield rests against his right leg.

John Christian Uy said that it is just the same as someone with double-bladed sword ( accidentally omnipotent ), or sword and a shield ( essentially omnipotent ).