Gothisches ABC-Buch: Vorlegeblätter zum gothischen A-B-C-Buche: das ist Grundregeln des gothischen Styls für Kuenstler und Werkleute
Gothisches ABC-Buch is an 1840 German pattern book by Friedrich Hoffstadt, published for artists and craftsmen, setting out basic rules of Gothic style. Its plates are plain line drawings of architectural members, tracery, and geometric construction diagrams. A designer could draw on the ogee arches, quatrefoil panels, and pinnacle outlines as a reference vocabulary for Gothic ornament.
