Here’s a collection of letter evolutions compiled by Martin Tiefenthaler for his talk at Tÿpo St. Gallen 2011, including one for G→g from Jost Hochuli’s Das Detail in der Typografie. (View Post)
I second what Paul said, drawing is always helpful. For historical sources, the obvious answer is libraries and related collections. The specifics depend on your location and dedication. Buckboard ap… (View Post)
The shopfront pictures are a delight. That sounds plausible to me. I don’t know about hats in particular, but at least in some areas, Zoll remained a common unit until deep into the 20th century. No … (View Post)
In the period in question, children in German-speaking countries typically learned two different scripts at school, “Lateinisch” (roundhand) and “Deutsch” (Kurrent, a cursive form of Fraktur). These … (View Post)