![]() Here we have another lovely lettering page. Make sure you zoom in on this one! Included are little ornamental doodads that I love! Vintage Lettering Pages One is Old English and the other is called German Text. These early typefaces were reminiscent of handwritten calligraphy. Interestingly, it is one of the oldest typefaces, dating back to the 1400s. ![]() I just loved the unique shape of these letters, and it’s so nice to have upper and lower case versions of it! It would be fun to learn how to draw this typeface! Above is a sample of the Blackletter typeface. The lettering above was titled “Spured Alphabet” in the book. This wonderful vintage typography sample is from a circa 1870’s Penmanship book. It is a tad eccentric with its squiggly lines. This book is filled with all kinds of amazing things, including many examples of beautiful typography like the one you see above. Here is a sampler from a book on Advertising from the early 1900’s. They would make a fun background for a mixed media project! Old Alphabet Penmanship Samplers Scanned from the vintage book as well, there are three different calligraphy typefaces in this example – English Text, Dürer Blackletter, and Flourished Blackletter. Such beautiful alphabets don’t you think? There are also three different calligraphy typefaces in this example – English Text Capitals, Dürer Blackletter Capitals, and Uncial Capitals. Here’s another gorgeous typography page from the old Circa 1920 lettering book. I love how sharp and crisp these calligraphy style letters look. These were given to me by dear friend Meg! She generously scanned these and invited me to share them with all of you. There are three styles of hand lettering on this page – Italian MS, Half Uncial Treeter, and Cathedral Door. ![]() Such beautiful alphabets don’t you think? Here’s a gorgeous typography page from a vintage book Circa 1920. They could be used in a variety of different projects, but I think they would make great backgrounds for Collage or Mixed Media Art! Vintage Alphabet Pages These are some pages that I have had on the blog for many years, but they have been hidden away, way back in the archives so probably you haven’t seen most of these before, or if you have it’s probably been a very long time! Any way these are all love ABC pages showing the Alphabet in all sorts of different fonts. Today we have a beautiful collection of Vintage Alphabet Lettering Pages. Share on Pinterest 12 Vintage Alphabet Lettering Pages ![]()
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