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The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century

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8th Century. Vatican1

8th Century. British Museum2

8th and 9th Centuries. Anglo-Saxon3

9th Century. From an Anglo-Saxon MS. Battel Abbey4

From MS. Library of Minerva, Rome5

10th Century. British Museum6

11th Century and Numerals7

12th Century. From the Mazarin Bible8

12th Century. Two small. British Museum9

12th Century. British Museum10

12th Century. Bodleian Library11

13th Century. Henry III. Westminster Abbey12

13th Century. From Latin MS13

13th Century. MS14

14th Century. Date about 134015

14th Century. British Museum16

14th Century. Illuminated MS17

14th Century. Richard II. 1400. Westminster Abbey18

14th Century. Richard II. 1400. Small. Westminster Abbey19

14th Century. British Museum20

14th Century. From MS. Munich21

14th and 15th Centuries. Two Small. British Museum22

1475. British Museum23

1480. British Museum24

1490. British Museum25

Henry VII. Westminster Abbey26

15th and 16th Centuries. German27

15th and 16th Centuries. German. Small28

15th and 16th Centuries. Ornamental Ribbon29

16th Century. Henry VIII. MS30

16th Century. From Italian MS31

16th Century. From Albert Durer's Prayer Book. Large32

16th Century. Albert Durer's Prayer Book33

16th Century. Vatican34

16th Century. Gothic. MS35

16th Century. Gothic36

16th Century. Gothic. MS37

16th Century. Large, Small, and Numerals. French. MS38

17th Century. MS39

17th Century. Church Text. MS40

German Arabesque41

German Arabesque. Small42

Metal Ornamental43

Initials44

Initials45

15th Century46

Initials47

Numerals48

Numerals49

16th Century50

16th Century51

16th Century. From Wood Engravings52

Monograms, Crosses, &c.53

8th Century. Vatican.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

8th Century. British Museum.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

8th and 9th Centuries. Anglo-Saxon.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

9th Century. From an Anglo-Saxon MS. Battel Abbey.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

From MS. Library of Minerva, Rome.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

10th Century. British Museum.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

11th Century, and Numerals.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

12th Century. From the Mazarin Bible.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

12th Century. British Museum.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

12th Century. British Museum.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

12th Century. Bodleian Library.

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13th Century. Henry the Third. Westminster Abbey.

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13th Century. From Latin MS.

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13th Century. MS.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

14th Century. Date about 1340.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

14th Century. British Museum.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

14th Century. Illuminated MS.

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14th Century. Richard the Second. 1400. Westminster Abbey.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

14th Century. Richard the Second. 1400. Small. Westminster Abbey.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

14th Century. British Museum.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

14th Century. From MS. Munich.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

14th and 15th Centuries. Two Small. British Museum.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

1475. British Museum.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

1480. British Museum.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

1490. British Museum.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

Henry the Seventh. Westminster Abbey.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

15th and 16th Centuries. German.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

15th and 16th Centuries. German. Small.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

15th and 16th Centuries. Ornamental Riband.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century. Henry the Eighth. MS.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century. From Italian MS.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century. Albert Durer's Prayer Book. Large.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century. Albert Durer's Prayer Book.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century. Vatican.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century. Gothic. MS.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century. Gothic.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century. Gothic. MS.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century. Large, Small, and Numerals. French. MS.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

17th Century. MS.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

17th Century. Church Text. MS.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

German Arabesque.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

German Arabesque. Small.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

Metal Ornamental.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

Initials.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

Initials.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

15th Century.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

Initials.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

Numerals.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

Numerals.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

16th Century. From Wood Engravings.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.

Monograms, Crosses, &c.

Illustration from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Medieval, from the Eighth Century With Numerals, including Gothic; Church Text, Large and Small; German Arabesque; Initials for Illumination, Monograms, Crosses, &c.
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