Skip to content

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.

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.

Click for full-size.

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.

by Delamotte, F. (Freeman Gage)

  • Used
  • very good
  • Hardcover
Condition
Very good
Seller
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Item Price
A$344.90
Or just A$314.24 with a
Bibliophiles Club Membership
A$9.20 Shipping to USA
Standard delivery: 2 to 10 days

More Shipping Options

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • American Express
  • Discover
  • PayPal

About This Item

London: E. & F. Spon, 1860. Third Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Oblong 8vo, (3) 51pp. Complete. Third edition, printed almost immediately after the success of the second and bound in the covers for the earlier 'Ancient and Modern Alphabets' series, which covered the ninth to nineteenth centuries. This volume includes alphabets from the eighth through seventeenth centuries, largely culled from historical sources such as the Bodleian Library, British Museum, Vatican, the works of Albrecht Dürer, illuminated manuscripts, etc. The manuscript origins of many of the examples make them particularly ornate in comparison to the modern alphabets, as well as later collections intended more specifically to draughtsmen and commercial artists. A Very Good copy: faint residual pencil marks to the first eight plates, plate 2 has a small chip at the edge, shallow ink tidemark at the upper edge of about 5 plates; upper corner clipped from the title page (apparently an effort to remove a previous owner's signature). Plates are monochrome but printed in a variety of color inks that celebrate their exquisite forms. A complete and well preserved copy of the scarce (and typically battered) production. Housed in mylar.

Reviews

(Log in or Create an Account first!)

You’re rating the book as a work, not the seller or the specific copy you purchased!

Details

Bookseller
Haec City / Also Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
Q1114
Title
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.
Author
Delamotte, F. (Freeman Gage)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
Third Edition
Publisher
E. & F. Spon
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1860
Keywords
BIBLIO-LIVE-2, Delamotte, alphabets, illumination, calligraphy, penmanship, crafts, printing, industrial arts, draughtsman, reference
Bookseller catalogs
Art & Design;

Terms of Sale

Haec City / Also Books

Standard trade courtesies extended with direct payment by check or PayPal. Established customers, dealers, and institutions may be invoiced. Dealer discounts do not stack with Biblio sale items and dealers are kindly requested to place orders directly to avoid issues with Biblio's automatic system. Direct dealing is promised to be swift and straightforward. Please email info@alsobooksbooks.com We reuse packaging whenever possible, so your parcel may not be pretty, but your shipment will be safe. Orders valued over $200 may require signature confirmation (buyer will be informed before shipment). Items are guaranteed as described or may be returned for full refund, postage paid. General returns are accepted within 30 days with advance notice, buyer to pay return shipping. Returns should be packaged in the original shipping container to avoid damage. All items are subject to prior sale. If express service or special handling (gift wrapping, delayed shipment) is required, please email us and we will do our best to accommodate any requests. Estimated delivery times provided by Biblio are not guaranteed delivery dates, and we cannot assume responsibility for any delays caused by USPS, natural disasters, etc. Select items may require additional shipping, which will be quoted at-cost, if necessary. We ship internationally via Biblio's consolidated shipping program, other carrier options may be available by request. Please contact info@alsobooksbooks.com with any order questions.

About the Seller

Haec City / Also Books

Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Biblio member since 2020
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

About Haec City / Also Books

Books, objects & images. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS can be found at alsobooksbooks.com or may be requested via email.
RUMMAGE the catalog at http://haec.city

Glossary

Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Plate
Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Title Page
A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...

This Book’s Categories

tracking-