Haney's Manual of Sign, Carriage, and Decorative Painting (1870) — Digital Download

The earlier Haney edition, as an instant download.

Haney’s Manual of Sign, Carriage, and Decorative Painting (1870) is the earlier Haney edition — the same master teaching the sign, carriage, and decorative trades a generation before the 1897 volume. Compare the editions or study the earlier practice.

Inside this 1870 manual:

S. Gibson (1870) assembled Roman capitals and their derivatives as a designer’s toolkit — 120 pages to trace, adapt, and letter from. For lettering artists, sign painters, engravers, and calligraphers, it is a century-old idea file that never goes stale. Trace the plates at full size, then adapt the capitals to your own layouts — that is what they were drawn for.

Complete your shelf: See also The Zanerian Manual of Alphabets and Engrossing (1918), Alphabets Old and New (1906), The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient & Modern (1860).

Details:

• Complete 1870 edition scan — 114 pages
• Earlier 1870 Haney edition
• The trades as practiced a generation before
• Alphabets organized for the working designer, not the historian
• Initials and capitals sized for layout and adaptation
• Initials and borders for illuminated and decorative work
• Two files included: the original scan, cleaned of dust, stray marks, and handwritten notes, and a cleaned white-background edition that's easy on the eyes and the printer
• PDF format, instant download after purchase — no physical book ships