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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.

53.14.—Acorn

53.14.—Acorn

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

Acorn ornament

This image is taken from plate 53.

Keywords: symbols, typography, ornaments

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-07-02

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

53.16.—IHS

53.16.—IHS

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

The monogram IHS comes from the Greek for Jesus, IHESUS, or from the Latin Ihesus Hominum Salvator, which is, Jesus, saviour of Mankind (Jesus was the name of a religious person). A modern interpretat [...]

Keywords: ornaments, monograms, symbols, spirit, religion, typography, lettering, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-07-02

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

53.12.—Small Bush

53.12.—Small Bush

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

A small decorative floral ornament.

This image is taken from plate 53.

Keywords: symbols, typography, ornaments

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-02-04

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

07. 7.—11th Century and Numerals

07. 7.—11th Century and Numerals

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

The odd title really means that this image is a plate made from Eleventh Century AD initial letters; the “numerals” are actually Roman numbers done as ligatures.

Keywords: initials, alphabets, typography

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2006-01-20

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

34. 34.—16th Century. Vatican.

34. 34.—16th Century. Vatican.

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

Alphabet from a 16th Century manuscript in the Vatical Library. The letters are A B C D E F G H I K L M N P Q R S T Y, so that J, V, Y and Z are lacking. For J one would use J at that time, and U fo [...]

Keywords: initials, alphabets, colour, typography

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-01-20

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

53.15.—Floret

53.15.—Floret

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

A small floret or ornament.

This image is taken from plate 53.

Keywords: symbols, typography, ornaments

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-07-02

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

53.13.—Floret

53.13.—Floret

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

A small decorative ornament, wither a printer’s ornament or taken from an illuminated manuscript or carving.

This image is taken from plate 53.

Keywords: symbols, typography, ornaments

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-07-02

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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

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

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

Today called Battle Abbey. Someone made a font from a Dover reprint of this alphabet—Rob Anderson, I think. There is no coyright statement on the font, which was probably originally a PostScript Type [...]

Keywords: initials, alphabets, lettering, fonts, typography

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-06-03

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

53.24.—Monogram IHS

53.24.—Monogram IHS

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

The monogram IHS comes from the Greek for Jesus, IHESUS, or from the Latin Ihesus Hominum Salvator, which is, Jesus, saviour of Mankind (Jesus was the name of a religious person). A modern interpretat [...]

Keywords: ornaments, monograms, symbols, spirit, religion, typography, lettering, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-02-05

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

53.—Mongrams, Crosses, etc. [overview]

53.—Mongrams, Crosses, etc. [overview]

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

Monograms (e.g. IHS), gothic crosses and other religious symbols.

I have made higher-resolution versions of the individual images, with the colour removed, so that you can reuse them.

Keywords: symbols, typography, spirit, colour, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-01-20

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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