#letteringlibrary

This book I just received in the mail yesterday from a shop in France is jaw-dropping. It's easily one of the coolest lettering books I've ever seen with 72 beautiful, oversized color plates. I need to make a full scan of this one as soon as possible - it's a real treasure. Alphabet - Letters van Allerlei Vorm - Jill de Haan - 1895(?) #signbooks #letteringlibrary #letteringbooks #signpaintingbooks

Part of a page of a book I wish to one day own - The Sign Writer and Glass Embosser. #letteringbooks #signbooks #signpainting #letteringlibrary

This is it, the final 12 hours of the Lettering Library Mega Bundle sale are here. This massive offer for 125 PDF's for only $49 expires tonight at midnight EST - a more than 75% discount off of the regular price of this bundle. Tens of thousands of pages of gorgeous reference material on subjects including lettering, sign painting, alphabets, monogram, penmanship, ornamentation, banners, scrolls, show card writing, brush mechanics and so much more. The link to purchase is in my profile or you can go there directly at: https://gumroad.com/l/PiHgY #goodtype #calligritype #thedailytype #typographyinspired #handtype #typespire #typegang #signbooks #signpainting #letteringlibrary #letteringbooks

I was scrolling through some old photos and found this cool shot @slimsalaclay took for me when we were doing a shoot about Lettering Library last year. This is a page from "Album Nouveaux Monogrammes en Relief" by M. Rawski from 1911 - it's a really killer book which is filled with these deeply embossed monograms and heraldry, some of them even in Russian, Greek and Hebrew. #letteringlibrary #letteringbooks

Always exploring and on the hunt for stimuli. This morning's journey is sparked from multiple reference pieces from @jasoncarne and his Lettering Library. Spend enough time living with all those characters and you'll become one. #vintageletters #typehunting #typehunter #letteringlibrary #typeinspire

I found this treasure today at an antique shop in Wayne, PA - it's easily the most beautiful version of the Declaration of Independence (or any document for that matter) that I've ever seen by a long shot. It's not by Costello, Ames, or Barlow, but someone of their skill level is responsible for this beauty. There was a signature of the very bottom, but it was not a name I recognized - I really wish I got a photo of it, I have no idea why I didn't think to snap a shot of that at the time. It's from 1875, that much I remember, @skylerartistpenman - this may just cause you to pass out. #goodtype #calligritype #thedailytype #typespire #typeverything #typographyinspired #handtype #typegang #letteringlibrary #penmanship #ornamentalpenmanship