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LOT 191:
[Russian Edition] Initial letters of Cyrillic Editions
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Sold for: 550p
Start price:
100
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Estimated price :
350p - 450p
Buyer's Premium: 15%
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[Russian Edition] Initial letters of Cyrillic Editions
Moscow, V.Shevchuk Publishing House, 2013
208 pp., illustrations, 14.5 by 21.5 cm
In Publisher's soft-cover in excellent condition.
Unlike the book "Letter Ornament and Font Art" which came out in 2008, this edition does not contain sample fonts. Collected here are the initial letters of the Cyrillic editions.
The book is divided into three parts: drop caps for handwritten and printed editions, fragments of the famous primer Karion Istomin and book headpieces or whole arranged pages with drop caps.
Richly illustrated. Russian Edition.
