Above is a favorite page of mine from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century collected and engraved by Freeman Gage Delamotte and published in 1914. This book was intended “for the use of architectural and engineering draftsmen, masons, decorative painters, lithographers, engravers, carvers. etc.” You and me, I suppose we fall into the “etc.” slot.
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