
Image Archive Series
Ornamental Lettering
Publisher: Vault Editions
ISBN: 978-1922966650
Format: Paperback
Size: 21.59 × 27.94 cm | 8.5 × 11 in
Pages: 142
Series: Image Archives
RRP: £18.99 | $19.99 USD
Ornamental Lettering is a curated collection of 683 meticulously restored historical letterforms, featuring ornate initials, illuminated capitals, decorative Victorian drop caps, blackletter styles, and complete script and display alphabets drawn from rare 18th and 19th-century sources. It’s both a high-quality reference to draw from and a practical image resource for lettering, tattoo work, graphic design, packaging, posters, logos, and typographic collage.
Digital Download Included
Each book includes a download code granting access to 683 high-resolution (300 DPI) image files, ready for immediate use in digital and print work.
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Unique Key Features
Downloadable high-resolution (300 DPI) image files for immediate use in print and digital projects
Drawn from accurate historical, scientific, and artistic studies by master illustrators of the 18th–19th centuries, offering trustworthy reference grounded in real observation
Rare and unusual imagery curated and restored by a professional illustrator and graphic designer

Who This Book Is For
Audience
Image Archives are designed to support a wide range of creative practices and are suitable for artists, designers, illustrators, graphic designers, tattoo artists, collage and mixed-media artists, students, and visual creatives.
Vault Editions
Image Archive Series
This book is part of the Vault Editions Image Archive series: curated historical imagery, meticulously restored for contemporary creative use.
