Swash Letter Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography) - Softcover

Book 17 of 44: Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography

Solo, Dan X.

 
9780486293325: Swash Letter Alphabets: 100 Complete Fonts (Lettering, Calligraphy, Typography)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0486293327 ISBN 13: 9780486293325
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc, 2003

Synopsis

Ornate, decorative letters, formed with long tails and flourishes, will add panache and style to ads, posters, signs, menus ― almost any print project. Fonts include El Greco, Raffia Initials, Cantini Casual, Mardi Gras Regular, Italian Slab Fancy, dozens more.

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From the Back Cover

Add a touch of panache and style to a wide variety of graphic projects with the decorative letters in this unusual and practical collection. Typographer Dan X. Solo has compiled 100 different swash letter fonts -- typefaces characterized by ornate letters with long tails and flourishes. Included here are: Cantini Casual; Cranston; El Greco; Goudy Cursive; Italian Slab Fancy; Mardi Gras Regular; Raffia Initials; Rousseau Fancy; Allegro Swash; Artcraft and dozens more.
All fonts include uppercase alphabets; most also contain lowercase letters and numerals. Inexpensive and royalty-free, these alphabets are ideal for use in display ads, on posters, signs, menus -- almost any printed communications.

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Publisher
Dover Publications Inc
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0486293327
ISBN 13 
9780486293325
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
112