From Old Books
I recently discovered a nice reference site which has pictures scanned From Old Books.? The images run the gamut from alphabets to figures to borders — some of the book covers themselves have been uploaded.? The site boasts over 2,500 high-resolution free images culled from over 160 different, old or rare books. ? It takes a bit to navigate the site but once you spend some time with their search engine, you will find a nice amount of reference shots to gain inspiration from.? (Although I do have to say, some of those older books have a decidedly sinister slant…) I hope you enjoy the site.? Here are a few images that I found — please be sure to click on them to get a closer zoom.
P.S. By the way, if you like that marbled book cover, you must check out Theresa Cheek’s The Art of Ebru post on her Art’s the Answer! blog.? Sublime!
aneyefordetail
724 days ago
Regina: This is a wondeful, very different source! The items are limited…I looked around..but I esp. love the letters and alphabets. Thanks!
Theresa Cheek
723 days ago
You had me at “old books” !!LOL!! Thanks for mentioning my blog. I love books…..
Carol
722 days ago
Thanks for this info, Regina. What a wonderful resource!
Regina
720 days ago
Thank you all — glad you liked the resource link.
Jason
717 days ago
Interesting – Why is there an “o” between the c and d of the alphabet? Are we missing a letter in our modern day language? Am I on the brink of a huge discovery here?
Jason
717 days ago
Maybe it the missing “w”..
Suzanne
711 days ago
Love this site! Gracias!