Download or read book Decorative Initials written by Judy Balchin and published by Il Castello. This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful collection of original decorative letters interlaced with flowers, leaves, animals, birds, figures and more.

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 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 Charted Decorative Initials written by Misse Moeller and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now the classic beauty of Scandinavian design has transformed the needlework monogram. This stunning collection of charted decorative initials by a noted Danish needlework designer presents a complete alphabet embellished with delicate flowers and charming birds. Instructions.

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 The Decorated Letter written by Jonathan James Graham Alexander and published by London : Thames & Hudson. This book was released on 1978 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book is an anthology of decorated letters to be found in European manuscripts from the fourth to the fifteenth century" -- Introduction.

Download or read book Initials and Decorative Alphabets written by Erhardt D. Stiebner and published by Blandford. This book was released on 1985 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Illuminated Initials in Full Color written by Carol Belanger Grafton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extraordinarily beautiful and decorative letters of the alphabet — imaginatively ornamented with royal and saintly figures, mythical creatures, knights in battle, flora and fauna, more.

Download or read book Celtic Initials Alphabets written by Courtney Davis and published by Cassell Illustrated. This book was released on 1999-09-16 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This magnificent collection of Celtic scripts contains hundreds of initials and alphabets demonstrating a sweeping range of cursive pen strokes and decorative letters. The art of using initial letters to summarize the content of a book receives expert attention, as do unusual techniques such as the triquetra, a three-pointed knot; the diaper; the pelta, an abstract Celtic motif built out of triangles; and repeating geometric patterns.

Download or read book Capitals for Calligraphy written by Margaret Shepherd and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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. "

Download or read book Art Nouveau Display Alphabets written by Dan X. Solo and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 complete fonts from Solo-type Typographers Catalog: upper and lower cases, alternate forms, swash forms, numerals, secondaries. Whiplash, organic, cursive, Orientalized, other styles. Beautiful, wide range of type fluidities suggest elegance, originality, grace, nearness to nature. Most not elsewhere.

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Download or read book Fanciful Victorian Initials written by Carol Belanger Grafton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich compendium of decorative capitals from British humor magazine. Historic calligraphy; topical, literary, political allusions; animals, plants, more by Tenniel, Leech, Doyle, other masters.

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 Historic Alphabets Initials Woodcut Ornamental written by Carol Belanger Grafton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Download or read book The Book of Ornamental Alphabets Ancient and Modern written by Freeman Gage DeLamotte and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.