Monograms and Alphabetic Devices

by Hayward Cirker (editor), Blanche Cirker (Editor)

More than 2,500 monogrammatic and alphabetic designs, originally published between 1830 and 1881, offer a splendid source of royalty-free ornaments. Motifs include every two-letter combination as well as an extensive selection of three- and four-letter combos, plus crowns, crests, coats of arms, and helmets. Includes two helpful indexes.

Genres: Design, Nonfiction

286 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1970

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Phantasmagoria of Victorian era monograms based on medieval designs. Includes illustrations of royal crowns. The monograms are so complicated that one could look at them for hours!