Author: Dover
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486998142
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Ornate, bold, fanciful, lavish! From Gothic characters and florid fonts to simple, elegant designs, this magnificent collection — meticulously reproduced from a rare 19th-century portfolio — offers graphic designers a dazzling choice of ornamental alphabets in color and black-and-white. Many feature both upper and lower cases.
1200 Ornamental Letters
Author: Dover
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486998142
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Ornate, bold, fanciful, lavish! From Gothic characters and florid fonts to simple, elegant designs, this magnificent collection — meticulously reproduced from a rare 19th-century portfolio — offers graphic designers a dazzling choice of ornamental alphabets in color and black-and-white. Many feature both upper and lower cases.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486998142
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Ornate, bold, fanciful, lavish! From Gothic characters and florid fonts to simple, elegant designs, this magnificent collection — meticulously reproduced from a rare 19th-century portfolio — offers graphic designers a dazzling choice of ornamental alphabets in color and black-and-white. Many feature both upper and lower cases.
100 Ornamental Alphabets
Author: Dan X. Solo
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486286967
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Treasury of royalty-free fonts with eye-catching appeal includes Carnival Open, Ecclesiastic, Garland, Laurel, Daisy Delight, scores more. All fonts include uppercase alphabets; some contain punctuation marks and lowercase letters. Most have numerals. Graphic artists and illustrators will find these distinctive alphabets ideal for use in display ads, on posters, signs, menus, more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486286967
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
Treasury of royalty-free fonts with eye-catching appeal includes Carnival Open, Ecclesiastic, Garland, Laurel, Daisy Delight, scores more. All fonts include uppercase alphabets; some contain punctuation marks and lowercase letters. Most have numerals. Graphic artists and illustrators will find these distinctive alphabets ideal for use in display ads, on posters, signs, menus, more.
Ornamental Calligraphy
Author: George J. Becker
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486276786
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A remarkable series of studies, including 23 complete alphabets, in ornate penmanship. Among the lettering styles: Roman print, German text, Old English print and English church text.
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
ISBN: 9780486276786
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A remarkable series of studies, including 23 complete alphabets, in ornate penmanship. Among the lettering styles: Roman print, German text, Old English print and English church text.
Decorative Alphabets and Initials
Author: Alexander Nesbitt
Publisher: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typogr
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A sourcebook of initials and ornamental letters reproduces designs from the eighth century to the present.
Publisher: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typogr
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
A sourcebook of initials and ornamental letters reproduces designs from the eighth century to the present.
Ornamental and Early English Alphabets, Initial Letters, Etc., for Engravers, Designers, Marble Masons, Painters, Decorators, Etc
Bizarre and Ornamental Alphabets
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048624105X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 048624105X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 127
Book Description
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.
Ornamental Letters
Author: Catherine Auguste
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844482122
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn how to create beautiful illuminated letters with this fantastic book.Over hundreds of years, from the late 4th century to the end of the 16th century, decorated lettering underwent numerous changes; now abstract, now realistic, designs invaded the page with various degrees of flamboyance. Whether expressing divine inspiration, creating fabulous beasts or, in the case of herbals, reproducing naturalistic images of plants, the lettering and alphabets featured in this fabulous book will introduce the reader to a world of fantasy and the delight of copying - even surpassing - the originals. Decorated Lettering describes how to copy motifs and experiment with form and colour. At the end of each chapter the themes discussed are illustrated by alphabets or specimen illuminations. The author, Catherine Auguste, a former student of the Icole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, has been researching this field for many years. She is a painter of secular illuminations as well as designing and decorating curio cabinets. She now lives and works in Nnmes.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781844482122
Category : Alphabets
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn how to create beautiful illuminated letters with this fantastic book.Over hundreds of years, from the late 4th century to the end of the 16th century, decorated lettering underwent numerous changes; now abstract, now realistic, designs invaded the page with various degrees of flamboyance. Whether expressing divine inspiration, creating fabulous beasts or, in the case of herbals, reproducing naturalistic images of plants, the lettering and alphabets featured in this fabulous book will introduce the reader to a world of fantasy and the delight of copying - even surpassing - the originals. Decorated Lettering describes how to copy motifs and experiment with form and colour. At the end of each chapter the themes discussed are illustrated by alphabets or specimen illuminations. The author, Catherine Auguste, a former student of the Icole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, has been researching this field for many years. She is a painter of secular illuminations as well as designing and decorating curio cabinets. She now lives and works in Nnmes.
Historic Alphabets & Initials, Woodcut & Ornamental
Author: Carol Belanger Grafton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486234800
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
More than two thousand decorative letters, many grouped in complete alphabets, range from medieval illuminated styles to modern type designs, with a large portion devoted to the Renaissance
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486234800
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
More than two thousand decorative letters, many grouped in complete alphabets, range from medieval illuminated styles to modern type designs, with a large portion devoted to the Renaissance
Zenspirations
Author: Joanne Fink
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607651173
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Patterning is fun, easy and relaxing. It is a great way to add interest and texture to any design. Whether you like to journal, draw, doodle, design, or craft, you'll find a world of inspiration here. These decorative borders, frames, shapes, and alphabets will appeal to a spectrum of tastes and styles.
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607651173
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Patterning is fun, easy and relaxing. It is a great way to add interest and texture to any design. Whether you like to journal, draw, doodle, design, or craft, you'll find a world of inspiration here. These decorative borders, frames, shapes, and alphabets will appeal to a spectrum of tastes and styles.
The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Modern
Author: Freeman Gage DeLamotte
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016205238
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016205238
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.