I was visiting the V&A museum the other day and came across some stone typography carvings by Eric Gill - they include A-Z, 0-9 and also just &. I wonder if thi

I was visiting the V&A museum the other day and came across some stone typography carvings by Eric Gill - they include A-Z, 0-9 and also just &. I wonder if this is why? (However, the ampersand is still very much separate from the alphabet on the stone) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Gill#/media/File:Eric_Gill_-_Alphabets_and_Numerals_(1909)_(V&A).jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Gill#/media/File:Eric_Gil...