Alphabets : numerals, and devices of the middle ages / by Henry Shaw, F.S.A
Henry Shaw's 1845 London volume, published by William Pickering, is a catalogue of medieval alphabets, numerals and decorative devices for an audience of antiquaries and craftsmen. Its plates show blackletter capitals, illuminated initials in red, blue and green, and engraved letterforms from manuscripts, which a designer could adapt for display lettering, headings or ornamental initial letters.
