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- Model: BK-ROMAN-ALPHABET-DERIVATIVES-1925
Trajan-column lettering reproduced, as an instant download.
The Roman Alphabet and Its Derivatives (1925) by Allen W. Seaby reproduces the Trajan column lettering and traces its descendants — the classical-alphabet angle for sign painters who cut Roman capitals. The root of Western lettering, studied properly.
Inside this 1925 pattern-book:
A pattern-book of letterforms: ornamental alphabets and initials collected for working craftsmen, not scholars. Lettering artists, sign painters, engravers, and calligraphers laying out signs, engravings, or illuminated work will find (PDF verified 11.3 MB; 98) pages of 1925 inspiration in Allen W. Seaby’s plates. 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 1925 edition scan — 98 pages
- Trajan column inscriptional lettering
- The classical roots of Roman capitals
- Plates drawn at working scale — trace, adapt, and letter from them
- Ornamental, Roman, and medieval hands in one reference
- 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
