Lettering Collection (page 7)

Old English Capitals (litho)
6002055 Old English Capitals (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Old English Capitals)

Writing, sloping (litho)
6002052 Writing, sloping (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Writing, sloping. Illustration for Lettering for Schools and Colleges for the Office)

Standard Letters; Ladies Hand; Whole Arm Capitals (engraving)
6027009 Standard Letters; Ladies Hand; Whole Arm Capitals (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Standard Letters; Ladies Hand; Whole Arm Capitals)

Right-Hand Frontispiece from the Late Shahjahan Album, c
5932531 Right-Hand Frontispiece from the Late Shahjahan Album, c.1650 (opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper mounted on paperboard) by Mughal School

Calligraphy from the Late Shahjahan Album (opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper)
5932527 Calligraphy from the Late Shahjahan Album (opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper) by Mughal School, (16th century); 47 x 35 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Book of Hours and Prayerbook in Dutch, Lower Rhineland, Emmerich, Cleves, c
5913283 Book of Hours and Prayerbook in Dutch, Lower Rhineland, Emmerich, Cleves, c.1480 (ink & pigment on vellum & paper, bound in calfskin over boards with metal clasps) by Dutch School

Illuminated initial B (tempera on parchment)
618005 Illuminated initial B (tempera on parchment) by Italian School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Decorated with aquatic monsters around a scene depicting King David playing a)

Title Page to Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses
617983 Title Page to Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines & Utensils, 1757 (print) by English School

Front and back covers of "On New Systems in Art", 1919 (woodcut)
1068625 Front and back covers of " On New Systems in Art", 1919 (woodcut) by Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich (1878-1935); 22.2x34 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

V, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c
740357 V, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c.1445-1517), originally pub. Venice, 1509 (litho) by Vinci

Q, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c
740353 Q, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c.1445-1517), originally pub. Venice, 1509 (litho) by Vinci

P, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c
740352 P, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c.1445-1517), originally pub. Venice, 1509 (litho) by Vinci

N, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c
740349 N, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c.1445-1517), originally pub. Venice, 1509 (litho) by Vinci

L, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c
740347 L, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c.1445-1517), originally pub. Venice, 1509 (litho) by Vinci

G, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c
740343 G, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c.1445-1517), originally pub. Venice, 1509 (litho) by Vinci

D, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c
740340 D, illustration from Divina Proportione by Luca Pacioli (c.1445-1517), originally pub. Venice, 1509 (litho) by Vinci

Composition with the Mona Lisa, 1914 (oil on canvas)
NUL445554 Composition with the Mona Lisa, 1914 (oil on canvas) by Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich (1878-1935); Private Collection; Russian, out of copyright

Small Relief (engraving)
2802343 Small Relief (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Small Relief. Illustration for Examples of Modern Alphabets Plain and Ornamental)

Pearl Letter (engraving)
2802341 Pearl Letter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pearl Letter. Illustration for Examples of Modern Alphabets Plain and Ornamental)

Roman Shaded (engraving)
2802339 Roman Shaded (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Shaded. Illustration for Examples of Modern Alphabets Plain and Ornamental)

Ornamental German, Small (engraving)
2802328 Ornamental German, Small (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ornamental German, Small)

Ornamental German, Large (engraving)
2802327 Ornamental German, Large (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ornamental German, Large)

Tuscan (engraving)
2802317 Tuscan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tuscan. Illustration for Examples of Modern Alphabets Plain and Ornamental)

Egyptian for Carving (engraving)
2802314 Egyptian for Carving (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Egyptian for Carving)

London, Pavement artist (b / w photo)
2797981 London, Pavement artist (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: London, Pavement artist)

Bernard J Palmer, design and lettering artist Date: circa 1930

Cover design, BBC at War booklet by Antonia White, WW2
Cover design, BBC at War booklet by Antonia White Date: 1941

Thirteenth Century (chromolitho)
2790910 Thirteenth Century (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thirteenth Century)

Edinburgh University, bust of Demosthenes Date: 19th century

Reopening of Sadlers Wells Theatre, Sermon
Reopening of Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, 26 July 1845, Sermon by Rev William Owen of Chadwell Street Chapel Date: 1845

Un Baiser de Biarritz (b / w photo)
3093613 Un Baiser de Biarritz (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Un Baiser de Biarritz. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Fraktur Painting (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
1562641 Fraktur Painting (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by American School, (19th century); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Pelican in its Piety, Fraktur Painting, c. 1810 (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
1562640 Pelican in its Piety, Fraktur Painting, c.1810 (pen & ink with w/c on paper) by Kulp, David (1777-1834); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Drawers used for storing type blocks of different fonts (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF294022 Drawers used for storing type blocks of different fonts (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fonts include Cicero Antiqua)

Plaque from a book, The Canon of Yao, Qing dynasty
FSG348843 Plaque from a book, The Canon of Yao, Qing dynasty, 18th-early 19th century (jade, gold pigment) by Chinese School; 0.3 x 9 x 9 cm; Arthur M

Ink stick with relief decoration (mixed media)
AME350961 Ink stick with relief decoration (mixed media) by Chinese School; 7.6x1.9x0.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: pine soot, lampblack and glue)

Folio from the Late Shahjahan Album (A Poem by Amir Shahi) India
FSG348720 Folio from the Late Shahjahan Album (A Poem by Amir Shahi) India, Mughal dynasty (opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper) by Indian School, (16th century); 47 x 35 cm; Arthur M

Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami, Iran, c. 1470 or later (opaque watercolour
FSG348701 Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) by Nizami, Iran, c.1470 or later (opaque watercolour, ink and gold on paper) by Persian School, (15th century); 38.7 x 26.7 cm; Arthur M

Folio of calligraphy, Herat, Safavid dynasty, August-September 1552 (opaque watercolour
FSG325343 Folio of calligraphy, Herat, Safavid dynasty, August-September 1552 (opaque watercolour, ink, gold on paper) by Persian School, (16th century); 22.8x13.4 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Calligraphy from the reverse of Bodhidharma meditating, with prostrated attendant
FSG325154 Calligraphy from the reverse of Bodhidharma meditating, with prostrated attendant, Qing dynasty, c.1708 (ink and colour on silk) by Liu Hualiang (fl.1708)

Folio of calligraphy, Iran, Safavid dynasty (ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper)
FSG325357 Folio of calligraphy, Iran, Safavid dynasty (ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper) by Persian School, (16th century); 15.7x8.6 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Zal displaying his accomplishments before King Minuchihr
FSG325355 Zal displaying his accomplishments before King Minuchihr, from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Firdawsi (d.1020) (opaque watercolour, ink, gold and silver on paper) by Persian School

Typical Commonwealth War Grave CWGC signs, Potijze
The typical, ubiquitous CWGC green signs with white lettering, point to Potijze Chateau Grounds, Potijze Chateau Lawn and Potijze Chateau Wood Cemeteries. Date: 2016

Bottle, c. 1630 (arita porcelain with blue underglaze)
AME117742 Bottle, c.1630 (arita porcelain with blue underglaze) by Japanese School, (17th century); height:15 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Japanese

Almanacco Italiano, 1901, 1901 (lithograph in colours)
1766945 Almanacco Italiano, 1901, 1901 (lithograph in colours) by Casaltoli, Carlo (1865-1903); 108x79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Almanacco Italiano, 1901. C. Casaltoli)

Red Star Line, Antwerpen America, c. 1899 (lithograph in colours)
1766909 Red Star Line, Antwerpen America, c.1899 (lithograph in colours) by Belgian School, (19th century); 84x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Red Star Line, Antwerpen America. Anonymous)

Minister Toru from the series Poems of China and Japan Mirrored to Life
1766584 Minister Toru from the series Poems of China and Japan Mirrored to Life (colour woodblock print) by Hokusai, Katsushika (1760-1849); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Lettering: A Timeless Art Form Uniting History and Expression" From the delicate strokes of William Blake's "The Lamb" to the intricate details of the Lindisfarne Gospels, it has long been a captivating art form. Dating back to as early as the 7th century, this ancient craft continues to inspire and amaze. Intriguingly, even political movements have embraced lettering as a means of spreading their message. The Suffragette W. S. P. U Badge and Ribbon proudly display powerful words that symbolize women's fight for equality. But it doesn't stop there – luxury department stores like Fortnum & Mason have utilized elegant lettering in their branding, creating an air of sophistication and timeless appeal. Historical phrases such as "When Adam delved and Eve span" remind us of our roots while Southern Railway's vibrant poster advertising Ramsgate transports us back to 1939 with its colorful lithograph design. Punk icon Malcolm McLaren left his mark on history through his shop "Sex on The Kings Road, " where bold lettering became synonymous with rebellion and self-expression in December 1976. Meanwhile, businesses like William Cutbush and Sons showcase how expertly crafted they are elevate a brand's identity, leaving a lasting impression on customers. Across continents, Indic scripts guide people along their way in Tamil Nadu, India – demonstrating how diverse cultures embrace unique forms of communication through beautifully designed letters. Even centuries-old maps like Matthew Paris's Map of Great Britain or Manuscript Leaf from a Bible evoke awe with their meticulously drawn letters that bring historical narratives to life. And let's not forget about leisure activities. Newmarket Race Course captures excitement through its dynamic typography that invites spectators into the thrilling world of horse racing during World War II in 1940.