Dondorf's Alphabete : eine Sammlung von Musterblättern der verschiedensten Schriftarten älterer und neuerer Zeit ... / [zusammengestellt von Fr. Christmann]

Dondorf, Bernhard, 1809-1902 · 1873 · Frankfurt am Main : Verlags-Eigenthum von B. Dondorf · 34 pictures

Dondorf's Alphabete is a German pattern book of decorative alphabets compiled by Fr. Christmann and issued by Bernhard Dondorf in Frankfurt am Main in 1873, for letterers and decorators. The plates show initials built from acanthus scrolls, flowers, foliage and ribbons, drawn in colour on white ground. A designer could take ready-made historical lettering styles, from foliate Renaissance capitals to floral Victorian monograms, as starting points for display type or ornamental initials.

Alphabets · Decoration and ornament

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