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Title: The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century

Author: F. Delamotte

Release date: November 11, 2007 [eBook #23450]

Language: English

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THE


BOOK OF ORNAMENTAL ALPHABETS,

Ancient and Mediæval,

FROM THE EIGHTH CENTURY.


WITH NUMERALS,

INCLUDING

Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination,

MONOGRAMS, CROSSES, &c.,

FOR THE USE OF

ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING DRAUGHTSMEN, MASONS, DECORATIVE PAINTERS, LITHOGRAPHERS, ENGRAVERS, CARVERS, &c.

COLLECTED AND ENGRAVED BY F. DELAMOTTE.




SIXTEENTH EDITION



LONDON:


CROSBY LOCKWOOD AND SON, 7, STATIONERS' HALL COURT.


1914.





PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION.









As there are no works of Ancient Alphabets of any excellence published in
a cheap form, I have been induced, after many years' study and research in
my profession as a Draughtsman and Engraver, to offer this collection to
the favourable notice of the public, trusting that its very moderate price
and general usefulness will be a sufficient apology for the undertaking.


The demand for a Fourth Edition within so short a period of the
publication of the Third, has convinced me in the most agreeable manner
that it has been a work required by the public. To render it still more
worthy of their attention, I have here introduced some additions, likely to
enhance the interest and increase the value of the pages, as an indication of
the esteem in which I have held the encouragement, and the respect I have
paid to the suggestions of the purchasers of this book, and the critics by whom it has been
so liberally reviewed.





INDEX.









 PAGE


8th Century. Vatican1


8th Century. British Museum2


8th and 9th Centuries. Anglo-Saxon3


9th Century. From an Anglo-Saxon MS. Battel Abbey4


From MS. Library of Minerva, Rome5


10th Century. British Museum6


11th Century and Numerals7


12th Century. From the Mazarin Bible8


12th Century. Two small. British Museum9


12th Century. British Museum10


12th Century. Bodleian Library11


13th Century. Henry III. Westminster Abbey12


13th Century. From Latin MS13


13th Century. MS14


14th Century. Date about 134015


14th Century. British Museum16


14th Century. Illuminated MS17


14th Century. Richard II. 1400. Westminster Abbey18


14th Century. Richard II. 1400. Small. Westminster Abbey19


14th Century. British Museum20


14th Century. From MS. Munich21


14th and 15th Centuries. Two Small. British Museum22


1475. British Museum23


1480. British Museum24


1490. British Museum25


Henry VII. Westminster Abbey26


15th and 16th Centuries. German27


15th and 16th Centuries. German. Small28


15th and 16th Centuries. Ornamental Ribbon29


16th Century. Henry VIII. MS30


16th Century. From Italian MS31


16th Century. From Albert Durer's Prayer Book. Large32


16th Century. Albert Durer's Prayer Book33


16th Century. Vatican34


16th Century. Gothic. MS35


16th Century. Gothic36


16th Century. Gothic. MS37


16th Century. Large, Small, and Numerals. French. MS38


17th Century. MS39


17th Century. Church Text. MS40


German Arabesque41


German Arabesque. Small42


Metal Ornamental43


Initials44


Initials45


15th Century46


Initials47


Numerals48


Numerals49


16th Century50


16th Century51


16th Century. From Wood Engravings52


Monograms, Crosses, &c.53





8th Century. Vatican.[1]





8th Century. British Museum.[2]





8th and 9th Centuries. Anglo-Saxon.[3]





9th Century. From an Anglo-Saxon MS. Battel Abbey.[4]





From MS. Library of Minerva, Rome.[5]





10th Century. British Museum.[6]





11th Century, and Numerals.[7]





12th Century. From the Mazarin Bible.[8]





12th Century. British Museum.[9]





12th Century. British Museum.[10]





12th Century. Bodleian Library.[11]





13th Century. Henry the Third. Westminster Abbey.[12]





13th Century. From Latin MS.[13]





13th Century. MS.[14]





14th Century. Date about 1340.[15]





14th Century. British Museum.[16]





14th Century. Illuminated MS.[17]





14th Century. Richard the Second. 1400. Westminster Abbey.[18]





14th Century. Richard the Second. 1400. Small. Westminster Abbey.[19]





14th Century. British Museum.[20]





14th Century. From MS. Munich.[21]





14th and 15th Centuries. Two Small. British Museum.[22]





1475. British Museum.[23]





1480. British Museum.[24]





1490. British Museum.[25]





Henry the Seventh. Westminster Abbey.[26]





15th and 16th Centuries. German.[27]





15th and 16th Centuries. German. Small.[28]





15th and 16th Centuries. Ornamental Riband.[29]





16th Century. Henry the Eighth. MS.[30]





16th Century. From Italian MS.[31]





16th Century. Albert Durer's Prayer Book. Large.[32]





16th Century. Albert Durer's Prayer Book.[33]





16th Century. Vatican.[34]





16th Century. Gothic. MS.[35]





16th Century. Gothic.[36]





16th Century. Gothic. MS.[37]





16th Century. Large, Small, and Numerals. French. MS.[38]





17th Century. MS.[39]





17th Century. Church Text. MS.[40]





German Arabesque.[41]





German Arabesque. Small.[42]





Metal Ornamental.[43]





Initials.[44]





Initials.[45]





15th Century.[46]





Initials.[47]





Numerals.[48]





Numerals.[49]





16th Century.[50]





16th Century.[51]





16th Century. From Wood Engravings.[52]





Monograms, Crosses, &c.[53]