The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century

Name: The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century
Author: F. (Freeman) Delamotte

by F. (Freeman) Delamotte

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The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by Irma Spehar and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2007-11-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Alphabets Decoration and ornament

About the author

F. (Freeman) Delamotte

1814–1862

A Victorian draughtsman and engraver with a gift for turning historic lettering and ornament into practical inspiration, he helped make medieval and decorative design accessible to a wide audience. His pattern books and illuminated studies remained influential long after his lifetime.

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