The turn-of-the-century Arts and Crafts movement revitalized many art-craft domains; including of course typography. One sidelight to the typographic art; but one in which many printers specialized; was the typographical ornament mdash; long a tradition among the very earliest printers; once again brought to the avant garde of design. The best American and European printers offered whole catalogs of original ornament in the Art Nouveau manner mdash; today they survive only in the archives of printers and historians of type. Here; from the archives of a contemporary typesetter and printing historian; is a selection of authentic Art Nouveau typographic ornament; culled out of late 19th and early 20th century specimen catalogs. Over 800 ornaments of all types include the patented Art Nouveau florals and flowing botanic wonders; both realistic and abstract. Women draped in pagan robes form borders and head and tailpieces. Animals abound: fish; elephants; turtles; birds; and creatures of myth and fancy. Innumerable spots; shapes; symbols; emblems; wreaths; scrolls; cherubs; and gargoyles show in clear black and white how they will look decorating menus; posters; handbills; ads; books; any functional or artistic project needing a flavor of Art Nouveau. Printers will be pleased to complement their Auriol; Baldur; Cordova; and Metropolitan; or other Art Nouveaundash;style typefaces with these unusual; long-forgotten ornaments. Mirror images given for many of the designs increase their utility. All images are from original sources; all copyright-free.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Notes are useful in understanding Millers playBy Rick LI bought this for a teacher who is going to use Millers story in a high school English class. Spoiler: The Crucible is described as an attack on the Communist hunting of the 1950s; using the historical parallel of the Salem; Massachusetts witch hunts and trials of the late 1600s. These Notes do a great job of helping me to recall everything that went on in Millers play; but the actual and literal afterward of the play shows that the play itself is directly attacking the Bible and Christianity.In a widely recognized translation of the Bible; the King James Version; the word "witch" is used and witchcraft is condemned. So; Miller lights that fuse; so to speak; that people thought that there were witches and set about hunting them down.The Notes did not branch off into the direction of outlining what civil rights (later encoded in the Bill of Rights of the US Constitution) were violated during those historical proceedings. Millers play directly foreshadows the current controversy in the United States about the First Amendment; especially the freedom of expression of religion.This is my first encounter with Cliff Notes and I am impressed with their quality.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. PerfectBy JenniSueGreat cliff notes for reviewing the book. Perfect as a study guide before having to take a test; hits all the key highlights.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. cruible book cliff notesBy Amybook cruible cliff notes was great for reader extra stuff to help you with the book