On the cover of this book it says that all the designs are Copy_right Free. 123 Plates, 91 Complete Alphabets, 3,924 Initials.

It goes on to say, on the back cover, that when you buy this book, you are also buying the right to use any Alphabet or Initial(s) in the book free of charge, without asking permission.

The Alphabets here were found in rare, out-of-print books/ They are reproduced directly from their source, so they will again reproduce well.

Decorative Alphabets and Initials has been arranged and annotated by Alexander Nesbitt. It is divided into 3 parts.

Part One is Manuscript Initials in use from the 8th to the 15th century.

Part Two is Initials from from Printed Books from the 15th century through the 18th century.

Part Three is Victorian letters and types plus 20th Century Alphabets.

Each Plate as a descriptive Caption.

In paging through this book I am taken by the beauty and complexity of many of these letters. A valuable sourcebook.

First published by Dover Books in 1959, re-printed in this edition in 1987. This is a new, glossy cover paperbound book with 123 Plates and a bibliography.

On the cover of this book it says that all the designs are Copy_right Free. 123 Plates, 91 Complete Alphabets, 3,924 Initials.

It goes on to say, on the back cover, that when you buy this book, you are also buying the right to use any Alphabet or Initial(s) in the book free of charge, without asking permission.

The Alphabets here were found in rare, out-of-print books/ They are reproduced directly from their source, so they will again reproduce well.

Decorative Alphabets and Initials has been arranged and annotated by Alexander Nesbitt. It is divided into 3 parts.

Part One is Manuscript Initials in use from the 8th to the 15th century.

Part Two is Initials from from Printed Books from the 15th century through the 18th century.

Part Three is Victorian letters and types plus 20th Century Alphabets.

Each Plate as a descriptive Caption.

In paging through this book I am taken by the beauty and complexity of many of these letters. A valuable sourcebook.

First published by Dover Books in 1959, re-printed in this edition in 1987. This is a new, glossy cover paperbound book with 123 Plates and a bibliography.