Medieval Alphabets and Decorative Devices (Dover Pictorial Archive)

by Henry Shaw

Paperback, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

745.60940902

Publication

Dover Publications (1999), Paperback, 48 pages

Description

Exceptionally rich selection of 30 authentic alphabets and dozens of individual letters and ornamental devices taken from the Westminster Abbey monuments of Richard II and Henry III, French prayer books of the 15th century, the stalls in St. George's Chapel at Windsor, and many other sources incorporate vines, flowers, leaves, faces, and other graceful ornaments.

Language

Original publication date

1999-01-19

Physical description

48 p.; 8.15 x 0.2 inches

ISBN

0486404668 / 9780486404660
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