Project Gutenberg 2023-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 206 Plomer, Henry R. (Henry Robert) 1856 1928 Plomer, H. R. (Henry Robert) Plomer, Henry Robert 24012721 English printers' ornaments $aUnited Kingdom :$bGrafton & Co., $c1924. Charlene Taylor, Karin Spence and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "English Printers' Ornaments" by Henry R. Plomer is an art and history book written in the early 20th century. The work explores the evolution and significance of ornamental designs used in English printed books from the 15th to the 19th century. It delves into various types of printers' ornaments such as borders, headpieces, and initial letters, celebrating their artistic value and historical context. The opening of the book sets the stage for an in-depth discussion on printers' ornaments, beginning with a preface that clarifies the distinction between decoration and illustration in book design. Plomer outlines his intention to provide a historical overview, beginning with the origins of ornamental design in the early days of printing up through its development into a recognized art form in later centuries. He also acknowledges contributions from various printers over time and hints at the artistic challenges they faced while striving to produce visually appealing and functional text layouts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b31347873/page/n7/mode/2up 20211105144131plomer 1924 GB Reading ease score: 68.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Book ornamentation Printers' ornaments -- England -- History Printers' ornaments -- England -- Specimens Type and type-founding -- England -- Specimens Z Text Category: History - British Category: Art 317416 2025-06-28T04:49:57.742691 text/html 315818 2023-04-11T08:15:58 text/html 13907439 2025-06-28T04:50:06.652657 application/epub+zip 13906378 2025-06-28T04:50:00.142673 application/epub+zip 147058 2025-06-28T04:49:58.903689 application/epub+zip 13967784 2025-06-28T04:50:10.615631 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 13939745 2025-06-28T04:50:05.399685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223594 2025-06-28T04:49:55.846698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223386 2023-04-11T08:15:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18694 2025-06-28T04:50:10.777615 application/rdf+xml 16417 2025-06-28T04:49:59.055661 image/jpeg 2072 2025-06-28T04:49:58.980672 image/jpeg 77684 2023-04-11T08:16:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 10506348 2023-04-11T08:16:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 10511403 2025-06-28T04:49:58.288677 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog