Download or read book Ready to use Victorian Alphabets written by Dan X. Solo and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining strength with intricacy, the typography of the 19th century is at once functional and fanciful, as displayed in this wonderful sampling of Victorian styles: the exaggerated thicks-and-thins of Express and Barnum typefaces; the unusually detailed serifs of Lafayette characters; the extravagant flourishes of Renaissant, Houghton, and Campanile; the swashes and eye-catching dot motifs of Hogarth and Gutenberg. Typographer and printing historian Dan X. Solo offers this outstanding collection of appealing, highly usable Victorian typefaces that will add a distinctive, old-fashioned flair to design solutions. These attractive letterforms will show their whimsical old-time personality in articles and newsletters, posters and packaging, display ads, signage, and innumerable other graphic projects. And every style is royalty-free. Presented in 24-, 36-, and 48-point fonts, each of the eight exquisite faces includes complete uppercase alphabet, numerals, and punctuations; all but one are designed with lowercase characters, too. Crisp printing on one side only on glossy, repro-quality stock means you can cut and combine characters directly from the book.
Download or read book Ready to use Victorian Alphabets written by Dan X. Solo and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Victorian Display Alphabets written by Dan X. Solo and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Artists, crafters, and designers will rejoice in 100 unusual and authentic Victorian type fonts. Plain and decorative alphabets include Calliope, Buffalo Bill, Shaded Barnum, Fargo, Jackpot, and Burlesque. Styles range from bold Bohemia and Broadside to delicate Aeolian Open and Arboret. Many include lowercase letters and numbers, plus Victorian printer's ornaments.
Download or read book Ready to Use Thematic Alphabets written by Dan X. Solo and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 8 royalty-free alphabets, an inexpensive source of eye-catching typography, will add a novel touch to ads, posters, signs, and other print projects. Presented in 3 sizes, the fonts include Old Glory, Automation, Tonight, and 5 others. Each typeface also contains numerals and punctuation marks.
Download or read book Ready to use Art Nouveau Alphabets written by Dan X. Solo and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a simplification of design rules derived from nature, the organic form and delicate yet forceful line of Art Nouveau are wonderfully evident in this outstanding collection of typefaces. Dan X. Solo, noted typographer and printing historian, presents an impressive as well as practical selection of Art Nouveau type, representative of the elegantly ornamental design style that has remained popular through the years. Eight exquisite typefaces make up this collection: Artistik, Bocklin, Baldur, Auriol, Carmen, Franconia, Siegfried, and Edda Bold. Each royalty-free style is conveniently shown in 24-, 36-, and 48-point sizes and is clearly printed on one side only on repro-quality stock so you can cut and combine letters directly from this book. And each font is complete with uppercase characters, numerals, and punctuation; most include lowercase characters, too. Perfect for adding the flavor of Art Nouveau to any creative project, these classic turn-of-the-century typefaces also work well with contemporary design concepts. Use them to add a touch of romantic nostalgia and fantasy to letterheads and greeting cards, point-of-purchase and packaging, display advertising and direct-mail pieces — any personal or commercial design projects that will come alive with the special sparkle of Art Nouveau.
Download or read book Victorian Alphabets Monograms and Names for Needleworkers from Godey s Lady s Book and Peterson s Magazine written by Rita Weiss and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1974-06-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Victorian woman put initials on nearly every piece of linen and clothing she owned ? everything from handkerchiefs and blouses to tablecloths, napkins, and towels. The modern needleworker may not be quite so avid about initialing everything, but initials and monograms are still attractive and popular ways of decorating common items. This book brings you a large selection of alphabets, initials, monograms, and common names from Godey's Lady's Book and Peterson's Magazine, the most popular American women's magazines of the Victorian era. Each is available in a variety of letter forms, so that you may find the most suitable for your sewing needs: scripts, floral, geometric, Old English, block, ornamental, and many more. Although eminently usable for embroidery, there are also a number of alphabets for crochet and needlepoint. You will find these motifs of the highest quality ? both easy to use and productive of professional-looking results. For traditional embroidery and sewing needs, these alphabets, monograms, and names are ideal but you will also find them applicable to a number of modern uses: for decorating blue jeans and hats, for patches, and even a variety of non-sewing needs.
Download or read book Book of Victorian Alphabets Designs written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 24 Victorian Display Fonts written by Dan X. Solo and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1998-10-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for bringing an old-timey charm to newsletters, posters, display ads, and other graphic projects, this spectacular sampling of 24 Victorian typefaces includes such distinctive fonts as Stereopticon, Chorus Girl, Glorietta, Hogarth Antique, Jagged, Romanesque, Rubens, and Wedlock. All of these black-and-white typefaces include complete uppercase alphabets, numerals, and punctuation; most feature lowercase characters.
Download or read book Ready to Use Bold Headline Alphabets written by Dan X. Solo and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bold, simple, attention-getting, instantly communicative: 8 alphabets in 3 popular sizes in upper- and lowercase, with numbers and punctuation marks. Multiples of each character according to frequency of use.
Download or read book Victorian Spot Illustrations Alphabets and Ornaments from Porret s Type Catalog written by Carol Belanger Grafton and published by Dover Publications. This book was released on 1982 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1460 motifs from Porret s Type Catalog (1840): people, landscapes, military, alphabets, cartouches, more. "
Download or read book Victorian Alphabets Monograms and Names for Needleworkers written by Godey’s Lady’s Book and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-01-23 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Culled from two popular American women's magazines of the Victorian era, here are alphabets, initials, monograms, and common names in various letter forms — script, floral, geometric, Old English, block, ornamental, more.
Download or read book Ready to Use Medieval Illustrations written by Maggie Kate and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1998-12-23 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outstanding collection of over 400 designs and illustrations, selected from authentic sources of medieval and Gothic ornamentation, includes woodcuts of human figures and walled cities, images of fanciful beasts and creatures of the sea and air, drawings of turreted castles, knights in armor, and much more.
Download or read book A Victorian Floral Alphabet written by Sue Hawkins and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From anemone to zinnia, the author provides patterns for an alphabet of flower designs along, with instructions for making pillows, wall hangings, a panel for a mirror, a layette basket, a project folder and many others.
Download or read book 2 100 Victorian Monograms written by Karl Klimsch and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive compilation of elegant, imaginative two-letter monograms — ideal for enhancing scrolls, certificates, awards, and other graphic projects in need of calligraphic excitement. Easily reproduced, royalty-free letters are also perfect for use in art, needlework, craft and other decorative projects.
Download or read book Ornamental Initials written by Dan X. Solo and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This immediately usable archive of decorative initials contains over 800 different, ornately rendered designs. Assembled by veteran typographer Dan X. Solo, the letters display an astonishing diversity and inventiveness. There are over 40 different versions of the letter "A," for example: bordered by cherubs, in a tableau with a dog and a rabbit, amid frolicking satyrs, set against stylized abstract backgrounds, framing a woman's face, laced with flowers and vines, and in many other clever and attractive representations. The other letters of the alphabet enjoy similar treatment. A wonderfully effective way to draw attention to ads, announcements, bulletins — almost any message — this superb treasury will be welcomed by anyone looking for ways to add pictorial pizzazz to the printed word.
Download or read book How to Write Letters written by James Willis Westlake and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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.
