Items matching heraldry taken from Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

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heraldry: to do with emblazoning, a way of identifying families by coloured and patterend shields used before soldiers and other common people could read and write.

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Scans from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval collected and engraved by Freeman Gage Delamotte (1814 – 1862); London, Crosby Lockwood and Co., 1879

If anyone is interested, I’ll try and do some better scans of the alphabets and examples of calligraphy and calligraphic initials in this book.

(Note: Mediæval is the older British English spelling of Mediaeval, or Medieval).

The full title page is transcribed alongside its image. This is an oblong octavo with alphabets printed in various colours including red, green and brown.

I found an online copy of a similar book by the same author at illuminated-books.com but it is for non-commercial use only.

Decorative initial letter “M” from 16th Century

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital “M” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and include [...]

Keywords: letterm, initials, heraldry

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Added: 2009-11-17

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53.18.—Fleur-de-Lys

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

A printer’s ornament, or, more likely, a calligraphic decoration. The name fleur-de-lys, or fleur-de-lis, may derive from the iris flower found on the banks of the River Lys in France, although the fl [...]

Keywords: symbols, ornaments, calligraphy, spirit, religion, heraldry, fleurs de lys

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Added: 2006-12-23

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