One Hundred Alphabets for the Show Card Writer (1919) — Digital Download

A hundred alphabets for card writers, as an instant download.

One Hundred Alphabets for the Show Card Writer (1919) is the alphabet collection made specifically for card writers — a hundred hands to reach for when the card needs the right voice. The natural companion to “A Show At” Sho’ Cards.

Inside this 1919 treasury:

Letterforms with history: this 1919 volume gathers medieval and illuminated letterforms, drawn at a scale you can work from. Lettering artists, sign painters, engravers, and calligraphers after period-correct Roman, medieval, or ornamental capitals start here. Keep it open on the drawing board; a century of craftsmen did exactly that.

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 1919 edition scan — 56 pages
• 100 alphabets for card work
• The card writer’s reference collection
• Plates drawn at working scale — trace, adapt, and letter from them
• Ornamental, Roman, and medieval hands in one reference
• Historic hands with notes on their proper use
• 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