ORNAMENTS

111.Pynson & De Worde. Chain ornament.1500–30
112.Pynson & De Worde. Three designs used to fill up spaces in the text.1500–30
113.Printer unknown. Song of Solomon. Three acorns.1620
114.Printer unknown. A Declaration of Favourable Dealing of Her Majestie’s Commission. Arabesque design.1583
115.Printer unknown. History of London.N.D.
116.Field. E. Nicholas, Apologia. Fifteen fleuron units and acorn arranged as reversed triangles.1649
117.Grafton. Actes of Edward VI. Early form of fleuron arranged on either side of word “Finis.”1560–70
118.Allde (Eliz.). Greene’s Euphues, His Censure to Philautus. Female head. Sprays of foliage. Woman’s head in centre.1634
119.Printed for R. Dodsley. Irene: A Tragedy, by Saml. Johnson. Basket of flowers. Sprays of foliage. Two birds. Could be used as tail-piece if desired.1749
120.For Stepneth & Redmer. Atheist’s Tragedie, by Cyril Tourneur. Small ornament. Conventional sprays, with head in centre.1611
121.Lownes. Description of New England. Small ornament. Lion’s head in centre. Festoons of flowers. Mark at either end.1616
122.Buck, Cambridge. Locustæ. Small ornament. Conventional sprays and flowers.1627
123.Stafford, for John Wright. King Leir. Small ornament. Conventional sprays and flowers. Differing from preceding.1605
124.Cotes, for Bellamie. Wm. Wood’s New England’s Prospect. Small ornament. Crowned rose. Conventional sprays.1634
125.Jones. Gerald Malynes’ Center of Circle of Commerce. Small ornament. Fleur-de-lys centre. Conventional sprays.1623
126.E. A., i.e. Edward Allde, for John Tap. Bodenham’s Garden of the Muses. Very beautiful arabesque ornament. Reproduced by kind permission of Messrs Maggs Bros.1610
127.Adlard & Browne. A flower ornament of unusual design, reproduced from Luckombe’s History of Printing.c. 1770
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129–134.Caslon. Six of the border designs used on the first specimen sheet issued by this famous type-foundry. They were more delicate and graceful than those used in England by his predecessors and are still in vogue. Compare the modern specimens manufactured by the same firm.1734
135–148.Baskerville. Fourteen single line ornaments and flowers designed by John Baskerville. Reproduced from John Baskerville by R. Straus and K. Dent, by kind permission of Mr R. Straus and the courtesy of the Cambridge University Press.c. 1750