Bizarre and Ornamental Alphabets

$12.95

Publication Date: 1st April 1981

Animal alphabets, architectural lettering, exquisite florid expressions, the well known, the whimsical, and the inspired have been brought together in this fascinating, practical, and inexpensive pictorial archive sourcebook by graphic designer and artist Carol Belanger Grafton.
Here is an exquisite collection of unique and evocative lettering dating from an eleventh-century Anglo-Celtic alphabet right up to the present. This new and highly useable material — much of it available nowhere else — is drawn in line with creative precision and is easily transferable for artistic work of all kin... Read More
Format: Paperback
84 in stock
Animal alphabets, architectural lettering, exquisite florid expressions, the well known, the whimsical, and the inspired have been brought together in this fascinating, practical, and inexpensive pictorial archive sourcebook by graphic designer and artist Carol Belanger Grafton.
Here is an exquisite collection of unique and evocative lettering dating from an eleventh-century Anglo-Celtic alphabet right up to the present. This new and highly useable material — much of it available nowhere else — is drawn in line with creative precision and is easily transferable for artistic work of all kin... Read More
Description
Animal alphabets, architectural lettering, exquisite florid expressions, the well known, the whimsical, and the inspired have been brought together in this fascinating, practical, and inexpensive pictorial archive sourcebook by graphic designer and artist Carol Belanger Grafton.
Here is an exquisite collection of unique and evocative lettering dating from an eleventh-century Anglo-Celtic alphabet right up to the present. This new and highly useable material — much of it available nowhere else — is drawn in line with creative precision and is easily transferable for artistic work of all kinds.
The volume contains 1,685 bizarre and ornamental letters (no duplication with any other Dover book), including 50 full alphabets in a variety of motifs that include animals, military, landscapes, silhouettes, religion, mathematics, architecture, and much, much more.
The royalty-free alphabets offer artists, designers, and crafters an indispensable tool for any project requiring imaginative lettering.

Dover Original.
Details
  • Price: $12.95
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography
  • Publication Date: 1st April 1981
  • Trim Size: 8.37 x 11.2 in
  • ISBN: 9780486241050
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ART / Techniques / Calligraphy
    DESIGN / Clip Art
Author Bio

Graphic artist Carol Belanger Grafton has edited and designed over 250 books for Dover, including titles on Art Nouveau and Art Deco graphics, vintage commercial and advertising art, historic engravings from the 16th through the 20th centuries, old-time postcards and collections of historic paintings, historic fashion illustrations and designs, and many other subjects.

Animal alphabets, architectural lettering, exquisite florid expressions, the well known, the whimsical, and the inspired have been brought together in this fascinating, practical, and inexpensive pictorial archive sourcebook by graphic designer and artist Carol Belanger Grafton.
Here is an exquisite collection of unique and evocative lettering dating from an eleventh-century Anglo-Celtic alphabet right up to the present. This new and highly useable material — much of it available nowhere else — is drawn in line with creative precision and is easily transferable for artistic work of all kinds.
The volume contains 1,685 bizarre and ornamental letters (no duplication with any other Dover book), including 50 full alphabets in a variety of motifs that include animals, military, landscapes, silhouettes, religion, mathematics, architecture, and much, much more.
The royalty-free alphabets offer artists, designers, and crafters an indispensable tool for any project requiring imaginative lettering.

Dover Original.
  • Price: $12.95
  • Pages: 128
  • Publisher: Dover Publications
  • Imprint: Dover Publications
  • Series: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography
  • Publication Date: 1st April 1981
  • Trim Size: 8.37 x 11.2 in
  • ISBN: 9780486241050
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    ART / Techniques / Calligraphy
    DESIGN / Clip Art

Graphic artist Carol Belanger Grafton has edited and designed over 250 books for Dover, including titles on Art Nouveau and Art Deco graphics, vintage commercial and advertising art, historic engravings from the 16th through the 20th centuries, old-time postcards and collections of historic paintings, historic fashion illustrations and designs, and many other subjects.