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English printers' ornaments

Henry R. (Henry Robert) Plomer

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BORDERS HEAD-PIECES TAIL-PIECES ORNAMENTS INITIALS MODERN WORK ILLUSTRATIONS INDEX

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1. Front matter 2. PREFACE 3. Introductory material 4. Chapter I The Genesis of Printers’ Ornaments 5. Chapter II English Printers and their Ornaments 6. Chapter III Borders 7. Chapter IV Head and Tail Pieces—Small Ornaments 8. Chapter V Head and Tail Pieces—Decorative Blocks 9. Chapter VI Miscellaneous Ornaments 10. Chapter VII Initial Letters and Factotums 11. Chapter VIII Modern Work 12. BORDERS 13. HEAD-PIECES 14. TAIL-PIECES 15. ORNAMENTS 16. INITIALS 17. MODERN WORK 18. ILLUSTRATIONS 19. INDEX

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