Properly writing opposite curves

Hello,

I’m wondering how bumpy the transition between two opposite curves should be when they are of the same length AND separated by a vowel. I’m basically thinking of L-A-L, R-A-R, G-A-G, but also V-A-B, and so on.

In my French DJS book the bump is always quite pronounced, like here in the first outline of galant:

The same word is written quite differently in Senecal’s book:

And the latter example seems to be in line with the English anniversary manual which states that:

Observe the outlines of g-a-l and l-a-g:

Gal, Lag

     If the circle were erased, the curves should blend into a continuous stroke.

(See here at para. 18 : http://gregg.angelfishy.net/anunit02.shtml)

So my question is: has there been a change in the theory in French DJS compared with the former series? Or is it simply yet another idiosyncrasy from the DJS platewriter? I really don’t know because the extra bump is really seen throughout the book, it’s quite consistent (except in vertical curves, I’ve never seen it in VAB or BAV combinations, which is strange) and I got used to writing it that way.

Thanks!


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  1. Hello,

    in the Sénécal, they say that the 'bump' is written to distinguish the curves with different sizes.

    So my opinion is that there is no reason to have a bump if the curves have identical sizes. On the contrary, it helps to differentiate the different situations if the lengths are not made quite correctly.

    Besides, it's quicker not to 'bump'.

    🙂

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