Ornamental Initials

Download or read book Decorative Alphabets and Initials written by Alexander Nesbitt and published by Lettering, Calligraphy, Typogr. This book was released on 1959 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sourcebook of initials and ornamental letters reproduces designs from the eighth century to the present.

Download or read book Ornamental Initials written by Christophe Plantin and published by New York : American Friends of the Plantin-Moretus Museum. This book was released on 1974 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This catalogue assembles, for the first time since the sixteenth century, the entire collection of decorative initial letters that Christopher Plantin acquired to embellish his magnificent books. Fifty-eight different series of initials are reproduced here in their original size, and many are also shown in facsimile pages of Plantinian Books. -- vendor description.

Download or read book Early Advertising Alphabets, Initials and Typographic Ornaments written by Clarence P. Hornung and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 145 full-page plates present the best typographical design from the 15th through the 20th centuries, including 60 handsome alphabets, many examples of decorative initials and a dazzling assortment of headings, scrolls and flourishes, rules and panels, ornaments, ribbons, cartouches, borders and more.

Download or read book Treasury of Authentic Art Nouveau Alphabets, Decorative Initials, Monograms, Frames, & Ornaments written by Ludwig Petzendorfer and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathers hundreds of art nouveau-style alphabets and discusses the development of these typefaces

Download or read book Bizarre and Ornamental Alphabets written by Carol Belanger Grafton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1981-01-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exquisite collection of usable, unusual, royalty-free lettering includes 1,685 bizarre and ornamental letters, including 50 full alphabets in a variety of motifs, including 11th centuy Anglo-Celtic, military, silhouettes, mathematics, and many more.

Download or read book Early Woodcut Initials written by Oscar Jennings and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1908, Jennings collates an extensive compendium of thirteen hundred reproductions of ornamental letters dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.

Download or read book Ornate Letters and Initials written by Dan X. Solo and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 1995-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decorative letters in an enormous range of styles and sizes from initials surrounded by cherubs to letters of Gothic grandeur. "