Fancy Letter A Images
This group of vintage drop cap images all feature the letter A. They should all be in the public domain in the United States and some may be in the public domain everywhere. They are all from publications printed prior to 1923 – that weird date the United States uses to define things in the public domain. Many of the fancy letter A images are from books posted on Gutenberg.org that may not include copyright information beyond their statement of it being copyright free in the United States. Each image here is accompanied by the date and name of the publication where it was found.
If the source of one of the fancy letter A images included other matching letters, those letters are listed and linked to for your convenience.
Public Domain Fancy Letter A Images to Download
It might have been a Silly Syclopedia but this 1905 release included a complete set of decorative alphabet letters. They were all like this one with a black background, white letter, curlicues and heart-shaped leaves.
(A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z) |
In 1921, Dulce Nombre was published and it included a number of lovely drop caps. They all included a white letter on a black background surrounded by roses and leaves.
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Bekentenissen had a number of letter images. They were done in simple black and white lines but have a highly detailed lacy look.
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Sample letter from the American Type Founders catalog of 1897. Elements of light and dark to create a nice dramatic effect.
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With a bit of an art deco look, this 1912 illustration has a dark black letter decorated with flowers and vines. One of 7 matched letters found in the same work.
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Letter a from a book that teaches how to create illuminated letters for Holy Scripture. Undated, Public Domain according to Gutenberg.org.
(A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y) |
Second ‘A’ from a book that teaches how to create illuminated letters for Holy Scripture. Undated, Public Domain according to Gutenberg.org.
(A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V, W, Y) |
Woodcut style letter A from a 1919 Spanish book on masks. Love the inverted cornucopia that makes up the background of the block.
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One of 16 letters rescued from a number of early 20th century magazines.
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