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Some images from “Typo Ornamenty” by Milan Kopríva, Prague, 1990 (second edition) and edited by Holy Bohuslav.
This fabulous publication is a collection of hundreds of separate A4 sheets, not bound together, of typographic borders, ornaments, initial letters and much more. The images are out of copyright and the book is made to be scanned and reused.
The title page says,
Pracovníkům redakcí nakladatelství, polygrafie a milovníkům typografie vybral a usporádal Milan Kopríva. Pražské nakladatelství PLUTO 1990
In English, that is, according to Google Translate,
Publishing house, polygraphy and lovers of typography picked and arranged Milan Kopríva. Prague publishing house PLUTO 1990.
I bought this at Antikvariát Dlážděná in Prague.
Title: Typo Ornamenty
City: London
Date: 1990
Total items: 8
Out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free for all purposes usage credit requested, or as marked.
![[picture: Art Nouveau Nude Archer in Forest]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Kopriva-TypoOrnamenty/wm/big/032-04-naked-angel-archer-q75-122x200.jpg "[picture: Art Nouveau Nude Archer in Forest]")
Art Nouveau Nude Archer in Forest
A boy or young man (based on his proportions) is about to fire an arrow from his bow. He is naked, barefoot, and has wings that reach down to his heels; there’s a strap over one shoulder, probably for a quiver holding [...] [more...]
[$]![[picture: Various Chapterheads or Heraldic Supprting Devices]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Kopriva-TypoOrnamenty/wm/big/139-chapterheads-q75-146x200.jpg "[picture: Various Chapterheads or Heraldic Supprting Devices]")
Various Chapterheads or Heraldic Supprting Devices
A dragon, a wyvern, a swan, a stag turning into vines and foliage what more could you want? These designes generally go on either side of a crest, as shown in the third [...] [more...]
[$]![[picture: Four Seasons Personified, and Zodiac Signs Personified]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Kopriva-TypoOrnamenty/wm/big/035-zodiac-and-seasons-q75-132x200.jpg "[picture: Four Seasons Personified, and Zodiac Signs Personified]")
Four Seasons Personified, and Zodiac Signs Personified
The four seasons, each represented by a woman in a long dress, are shown inside a border with fancy corners; to the right are the pictures for the twelve signs of the zodiac. [more...]
[$]![[picture: Corner Bookcase Ornament]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Kopriva-TypoOrnamenty/wm/big/001-01-corner-bookcase-q7-198x200.jpg "[picture: Corner Bookcase Ornament]")
Some images from “Typo Ornamenty” by Milan Kopríva, Prague, 1990 (second edition) and edited by Holy Bohuslav.
This fabulous publication is a collection of hundreds of separate A4 sheets, not bound together, of typographic borders, ornaments, initial letters and much more. The images are out of copyright and the book is made to be scanned and reused.
The title page says,
Pracovníkům redakcí nakladatelství, polygrafie a milovníkům typografie vybral a usporádal Milan Kopríva. Pražské nakladatelství PLUTO 1990
In English, that is, according to Google Translate,
Publishing house, polygraphy and lovers of typography picked and arranged Milan Kopríva. Prague publishing house PLUTO 1990.
I bought this at Antikvariát Dlážděná in Prague.
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![[picture: Goth skull with vines]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Kopriva-TypoOrnamenty/wm/big/033-goth-borders-03-bramble-skull-q75-156x200.jpg "[picture: Goth skull with vines]")
