Decorative Alphabets and Initials (Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography)
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486205444 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Since they are direct reproductions, they will all reproduce again excellently.The book has been carefully arranged and annotated by the compiler so that the student of letters and types may have a complete understanding of decorative alphabets and initials. Part Two contains initials from printed books, starting with the fifteenth century and running through the eighteenth. Each section has a historical introduction, and each plate has a descriptive caption.. In all, there are 3,924 initial letters. More important, you may reproduce any initial or alphabet in this volume free of charge, without asking permission. Part Three attempts to arrange the "great weedy jungle" of Victorian letters and types and concludes with twentieth-century alphabets such as the distinctive wood engraving of Edward Wadsworth. It includes Celtic initials, rare designs from the Bible of Charles the Bald, and incised letters from the monument of Richard II in Westminster Abbey. The work of the later engravers, writing masters, and baroque and rococo designers follows in order. The work is all royalty-free; when you buy the book, you buy the reproduction rights to any individual part of it. These alphabets were obtained from rare, out-of-print books, generally
Kathryn Hedges said Four Stars. What I expected. "Great resource book for Calligraphers, and Penwork Doodling Artists" according to PenandInk. This book is a great resource for calligrapher, doodling artists, lettering artists that need a copyright-FREE book for inspiring their creativity.The book shows the contour lines of the initials letters where the artist used the positive and negative shapes of the letter form to draw patterns. The book starts with the 8th century and ends in the beginning of the 20th ce. I was disappointed that there are a lof of sample letters but I was disappointed that there are a lof of sample letters but very few (if any) full alphabets. So I might find a letter I like but it doesn't show the letter I need in that design.
Each section has an historical introduction and each plate has a descriptive caption.. Since they are direct reproductions, they will all reproduce again excellently.The book has been carefully arranged and annotated so that the students of letters and types may have a complete understanding of decorative alphabets and initials. These alphabets were obtained from rare, out-of-print books, generally available only in libraries or in the rare-book market. Part One deals entirely with manuscript initials as they were used from the 8th to the 15th century. From