1861 ILLUMINATED Penmanship Delamotte Ornamental Medieval Alphabets Calligraphy

1861 ILLUMINATED Penmanship Delamotte Ornamental Medieval Alphabets Calligraphy

A rare, 1863 printing of Freeman Gage Delamotte’s famous ‘Ornamental Alphabets’. This work features fine, illustrated leaves showing alphabets in colors and styles of alphabets such as German, old English, Saxon, Greek, Hebrew, Tuscan, Riband, Gothic, Arabesque, and several other Anglo-Saxon designs. It maintained its popularity even into the 21^st-century with numerous printings since its first edition in 1858.

Item number: #26421

Price: $499

DELAMOTTE, Freeman Gage

Mediæval Alphabets and Initials for Illuminators

London: E. & F.N. Spon, 1861.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [2], vi, [2]
  • 21 colored and illuminated plates
    • Plate 13 bound between plates 4-5
  • Provenance: Handwritten
    • Harriet Mary Burningham, 1861
    • Henry P. Hutchinson
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
    • Brown cloth
  • Size: ~8in X 6.75in (20.5cm x 17cm)

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