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Friday, May 18, 2012

Designed from Letters (1914)

Amy Rachel Whittier. "Plate 3: Units Designed from Letters" School Arts. 13 (June 1914).

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abaculus (plural abaculi)

From Latin abaculus, diminutive of abacus

(archaic) A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic pavements.

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