Examples of modern alphabets, plain and ornamental, including German, Old English, Saxon, italic,perspective, Greek, Hebrew, court hand, engrossing, Tuscan, riband, Gothic, rustic, and arabesque, with several original designs, and an analysis of the Roman and Old English alphabets
Alphabet specimen book by F. Delamotte, published in London by Lockwood and Co. in 1872, presenting modern, ornamental and historical letterforms for lettering students and craftsmen. The first plate shows a shaded three-dimensional block alphabet, the second an ornate Saxon-style capital alphabet in red outline, and the third a green perspective-shaded letter set, giving a designer ready models for display lettering, decorative capitals and dimensional type.
