The illuminated letters in this volume by the great Victorian designer Owen Jones; many taken from an illustrated edition of The Psalms of David; represent popular alphabet motifs that have been copied by artists and designers for more than a century throughout Europe and North America. Each page of this versatile archive contains approximately 40 magnificently embellished individual letters of the alphabet. (Theres also an additional page of equally attractive Arabic and Roman numerals.) Foliated and filigreed designs mdash; ranging from small to large; simple to spectacular mdash; display the meticulous craftsmanship and attention to detail that have become synonymous with Victorian design. Commercial artists; graphic designers; and craftspeople will find this elegant and versatile treasury of copyright-free decorative letters an excellent and indispensable sourcebook for graphic projects calling for old-fashioned Victorian charm.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent book overall.By Ethan MooreThis little book contains many insights both for performing and practicing intelligently; and is filled with musical examples from the standard literature. The explanation of rubato is straightforward and especially well-detailed (receiving an entire chapter); and by itself is worth much more than the price of the book.Matthay had pianists primarily in mind; but even if you donrsquo;t play that instrument; a lot of what he has to say will still apply to whatever form of music-making yoursquo;re engaged in; including composition and teaching. In other words just about any musician can benefit from this book -- it should never have been out-of-print!The only real shortcoming is that Matthay makes many verbose digressions; with a consequent lack of focus at times; but which may be accounted for in part by the fact that some or all of it is a transcription of a lecture(s); possibly informal.Thanks to Forgotten Books too -- this book deserves much better than the cheap presentation that company offers; but notwithstanding that problem; better some sort of print than none at all!0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very valuable bookBy MadelineThis book give a very good insight upon music pedagogy. Its easy to understand. Definitely good for music teachers and learners1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Best of the BestBy dfjm53I love this book. You should get a copy for your personal library!