Title: Ames' book of flourishes
First published: 1890
Description: This is a book of 125 Designs by 72 Leading American Penmen that was first published in 1890. All the ornamenta illustrations have been created with a pointed pen using the technique of flourishing. Exercises for Flourishing and "How to" begin on page 69.
Subjects: Calligraphers, Calligraphy, Decoration and ornament, Copybooks, Penmanship, Birds in art, Writing
Places: United States, New York
Time periods: Flourishing Designs