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The book of ornamental alphabets, ancient and mediaeval, from the eighth century

by Freeman Delamotte

"An idiosyncratic, personal selection of over fifty scripts and typefaces [for] anyone with an interest in lettering, from designers and artists to tattooists, hand-letterers, and calligraphers"--Back cover.

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AlphabetsLetteringDecoration and ornamentIllumination of books and manuscriptsSpecimensPictorial worksCalligraphy

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