Illuminated Lettering
This Illuminated Lettering is from a 1894 French book of ornaments from the Middle Ages. The letters have flourishes of leaves, vines and flowers on gold. […]
Calligraphy Lettering
This Calligraphy Lettering is taken from a French book. You’ll find letters M to R set onto a gold background with flourishes of leaves, vines and flowers. […]
Alphabet Letters to Print
This series of Alphabet Letters to Print comes from an old book published around 1879. The images have upper and lower case letters with matching objects. […]
Printable Alphabets
Printable Alphabets This collection of Printable Alphabets is from J. M. Bergling’s book Art Alphabets and Lettering from 1918. He describes this style as Sign Painters Fancy letters. I know it’s hard to see in the thumbnails, but each image contains two to three letters as well as one image that contains all the letters […]
Old English Letters
These delightful Old English Letters are from the book Styles of Ornament by Alexander Speltz, 1906. They are letters taken from manuscripts of the12th century, which are located in the British Museum in England. Each image has at least two letters. […]
Old English Alphabet A-Z
This Old English Alphabet A-Z is from Art Alphabets and Lettering by J.M. Bergling, copyright 1918. Each image contains three letters, except for Z, which is on its own, and the last image, which has the complete set of letters. These letters were labeled “Leaf Old English.” […]
Decorative Alphabet
An amazing Decorated Alphabet drawn in a German text style. Each letter, from A to Z, is embellished with little scenes in the background. […]
Letter Art
Letter Art This Letter Art is from various old books and magazines. There are two A’s, three B’s, two C’s and one D. They are all capitals and have beautiful leaves, flowers, and flourishes. Feel free to use these images of Letter Art in your creative endeavors. You might also want to see the Printable […]
Lettering Styles
On this page you’ll find amazing Lettering Styles for the letters A through I. These ornamental letters have been restored from my collection of old books. […]
Decorative Letters
This selection of beautiful Decorative Letters is old books and magazines. You’ll find nine letters from J through R in a variety of intricate styles. […]