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

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

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

A guide to type design and lettering that includes relevant theory, history, explanatory diagrams, exercises, photographs, and illustrations, and features inter

Illustrates 110 complete alphabets in various type styles in capital letters, and includes sixteen complete lower case alphabets, and seventy sets of numbers an