Alphabet from a Manuscript in the Library of Minerva, Rome from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval by F. Delamotte. This is from the sixteen edition of a book first published in 1849. [Click on image to enlarge it.]

Formatting and text by George P. Landow. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the Internet Archive and (2) link to the Victorian Web in a web document or cite it in a print one.]

References

Delamotte, F[reeman Gage]. The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval, from the Eighth Century . . . . (1849). London: Crosby, Lockwood, & Son, 1914. Internet Archive. Web. 29 July 2014.


Last modified 29 July 2014