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1. Ford's Ancient and ornamental alphabets.

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Date:: 1858
Physical Description:: [50] leaves : ill. ; 31 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. The book of ornamental alphabets, ancient and mediæval : from the eighth century, with numerals : including Gothic, church text, large and small, German arabesque, initials for illumination, monograms, crosses, &c. for the use of architectural and engineering draughtsmen, masons, decorative printers, lithographers, engravers, carvers, &c. &c. / collected and engraved by F. Delamotte.

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Creator:: Delamotte, F. (Freeman), 1814-1862
Date:: 1860
Physical Description:: [3], 51 leaves ; 16 x 24 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Examples of modern alphabets, plain and ornamental : including German, Old English, Saxon, italic, perspective, Greek, Hebrew, court hand, engrossing, Tuscan, riband, Gothic, rustic, and arabesque, with several original designs, and an analysis of the Roman and Old English alphabets, large, small, and numerals, for the use of draughtsmen, surveyors, masons, decorative painters, lithographers, engravers, carvers, &c., &c. / collected and engraved by F. Delamotte.

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Creator:: Delamotte, F. (Freeman), 1814-1862
Date:: 1859
Physical Description:: [1], 48 leaves : color illustrations ; 16 x 25 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Stephen Parks, Yale BA 1961.

4. A practical manual of house-painting, graining, marbling and sign-writing : containing full information on the processes of house-painting in oil and distemper, the formation of letters and practice of sign-writing, the principles of decorative art, a course of elementary drawing for house-painters, writers, etc. : and a collection of useful receipts : with nine coloured illustrations of wood and marbles, and numerous wood engravings /by Ellis A. Davidson.

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Creator:: Davidson, Ellis A., -1878
Date:: 1888
Physical Description:: xxi, 394, [4], 32, 16 p., [8] leaves of plates : col. ill. ; 18 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. Album du moyen-age / composé & executé par Midolle, artiste, ecrivain, compositeur.

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Creator:: Midolle, Jean, fl. 1830-1850
Date:: 1836
Physical Description:: 3 pts. ([1], 40; 58; 40 leaves) : all col. ill. ; 40 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts