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Early Advertising Alphabets, Initials and Typographic Ornaments
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Author/Editor: Clarence P. Hornung
ISBN 10:0486284050
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145 full-page plates present the best typographical design from the 15th through the 20th centuries, including 60 handsome alphabets, many examples of decorative initials and a dazzling assortment of headings, scrolls and flourishes, rules and panels, ornaments, ribbons, cartouches, borders and more....  read more
 


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Product Description:

145 full-page plates present the best typographical design from the 15th through the 20th centuries, including 60 handsome alphabets, many examples of decorative initials and a dazzling assortment of headings, scrolls and flourishes, rules and panels, ornaments, ribbons, cartouches, borders and more.

Product Details:

ISBN 10: 0486284050
ISBN 13: 9780486284057
Author/Editor: Clarence P. Hornung
Format: Book
Page Count: 160
Dimensions: 9 x 12
Publication date: March 1995

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