I'm looking for those old, ornate letters used in ancient text, like in old Bibles. I haven't found anything similar online or in any font selection. I like the symbolic use of flowers and vines, usually also painted in gilt, some include Celtic borders and symbols. Any reference books? Anything in Caligraphy books? Any suggestions?
2007-09-28 18:05:50 · 4 answers · asked by inkypinky373 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
you need to go to a used book store like "half price books" in Austin, tx. Look fror books on lettering and font style as well as printing catalogs (those were used in the 30sthru the 60s top help printers interface with their customers) Look fror all books on sign painting and air brushing. or just call "Asel art supply" in Austin,Tx. and ask for "Lisa wright", she can direct you to what you want....tell her "Rick in Oregon" told you to call her.512 476-1762.
2007-09-28 18:54:02 · answer #1 · answered by theoregonartist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Request from Library of Congress!
2007-09-28 18:09:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could have a look at the Book of Kells
http://www.snake.net/people/paul/kells/
2007-09-28 18:18:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi! Here are bunches. I love these elements too. You want the 'Grammar of Ornament" (many pages are displayed here, I just listed a few.. keep scrolling), by Owen Jones. Dover Books has superb designs with CD's. And many fabulous 'Initial' fonts, as well. (more below). Hope this helped.... have fun!
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/DLDecArts/DLDecArts-idx?type=article&did=DLDECARTS.GRAMORNJONES.I0038&isize=M
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/DLDecArts/DLDecArts-idx?type=article&did=DLDECARTS.GRAMORNJONES.I0038&isize=Mhttp://www.alfredom.com/art/new.htm
http://www.alfredom.com/ashop/411.htm
http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Europe/view_1.asp?item=8
http://victorian.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/victorianweb/art/design/jones/jonesov.html
http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2006_12_03_bibliodyssey_archive.html
http://www.clevelandart.org/downloads/blackbrn.pdf
http://www.cslfdn.org/pdf/bulletin-84.pdf
http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/projects/article.html?196
http://www.discover.ac.uk/artsandhumanities/cgi-bin/browse_period.pl?id=artifact1&period=500%20-%201000%20CE&other=other
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/DLDecArts/DLDecArts-idx?type=article&did=DLDECARTS.GRAMORNJONES.I0038&isize=M
http://www.dafont.com/theme.php?cat=404&page=1&nb_ppp_old=10&text=Type+your+text+here&nb_ppp=50&psize=m&classt=pop
http://www.abstractfonts.com/category/35/Initial+Caps
2007-09-28 18:49:15 · answer #4 · answered by guess who at large 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋