Muster-Alphabete : verschiedener Schriftarten in den neuesten Formen
A German pattern-book of alphabets in several typefaces and styles, published in Leipzig around 1880 for letterers, engravers and craftsmen wanting ready models. The four plates show decorative initials: a sixteenth-century Italian ornamental alphabet, flourished Kunstschrift capitals, ornamented initials with interlace and scrollwork, and a Künstlerschrift with flowering-branch motifs beside plain lowercase. A designer could take the range of ornamental capital structures, from interlaced monograms to swash and outlined forms, as starting points for lettering.
