Decorative Alphabets and Initials


Book Description

A sourcebook of initials and ornamental letters reproduces designs from the eighth century to the present.




Decorative Letters


Book Description

Lavish treasury of over 800 copyright-free letters of the alphabet presented in styles ranging from medieval, Victorian and Renaissance to Art Nouveau, Art Deco and modern. Inexpensive archive of ready-to-use material for artists, designers, typographers and craftspeople. Disk contains all items in book.




The Decorated Letter


Book Description

"This book is an anthology of decorated letters to be found in European manuscripts from the fourth to the fifteenth century" -- Introduction.




Decorative Alphabets Stained Glass Pattern Book


Book Description

A noted artist offers this handsome collection of alphabet and number pattern specifically designed for work in stained glass. Includes seven complete alphabets and six sets of numerals in styles ranging from Gothic, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco to block-like modern and abstract geometrics. Many craft uses. 242 black-and-white illustrations.




Decorative Letters


Book Description

Handy treasury of inexpensive, royalty-free decorative letters. Over 800 attractive motifs include Renaissance, Victorian and Art Deco styles.




Historic Alphabets & Initials, Woodcut & Ornamental


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







Lettering & Type: Creating Letters and Designing Typefaces


Book Description

A guide to type design and lettering that includes relevant theory, history, explanatory diagrams, exercises, photographs, and illustrations, and features interviews with various designers, artists, and illustrators.




Bizarre and Ornamental Alphabets


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.




Medieval Alphabets and Decorative Devices


Book Description

30 authentic alphabets and over 150 individual letters and decorative devices -- taken from Westminster Abbey monuments, 15th-century French prayer books, and other sources -- incorporate vines, flowers, leaves, faces, and more.