A remarkable series of studies, including 23 complete alphabets, in ornate penmanship, reprinted from a rare 19th-century volume on 50 full-page plates. Among the lettering styles and designs: Roman print, German text, Old English print, English church text, spurred and finished block letters and Gothic figures and flourishes.
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Lettering and Alphabets by J. Albert Cavanagh 85 complete alphabets lettered in various styles; instructions for spacing, roughs, brushwork.
