Mélanges d'archéologie, d'histoire et de littérature: Nouveaux mélanges ... sur l'moyen âge. Bibliothèques
A French archaeology and literature miscellany by Charles Cahier and Arthur Martin, published in 1877 and drawn from Heidelberg University Library. Its pictures are decorative initial letters in medieval style, with interlace, scrolls, and foliate ornament in black line engraving. A designer could take from them ready-made models for ornamental capitals, knotwork borders, and historicist lettering.




























































