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Lettres Décoratives: A Century of French Sign Painters' Alphabets - (Hardcover)

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  • An immersive look inside 12 colorful alphabet albums used by 19th- and early 20th-century French sign painters Beginning in the 19th century, sign painters adorned the streets and storefronts of French cities with eye-catching letters in styles ranging from the elegant to the eccentric.
  • 216 Pages
  • Art, Graphic Arts

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An immersive look inside 12 colorful alphabet albums used by 19th- and early 20th-century French sign painters

Beginning in the 19th century, sign painters adorned the streets and storefronts of French cities with eye-catching letters in styles ranging from the elegant to the eccentric. Large chromolithographic portfolios supplied these artisans with an array of dazzling model alphabets for use as inspiration, teaching aids and shows of technical skill. Lettres Décoratives offers a definitive collection of plates from these portfolios originally published from the mid-1800s through the 1930s.
More than 150 large-scale reproductions of stunning alphabets, most reproduced for the first time ever, provide a wealth of inspiration and insight into sign painting styles and techniques. An extensively researched historical essay by expert sign painter and author Morgane Côme tells the fascinating story of French sign painting and explores the significance of its chromolithographic alphabet albums. Sumptuously designed for Letterform Archive by the French studio Violaine & Jérémy, the book features an impressive format (useful for aspiring sign painters) and original cover art. Complete with a selection of rarely seen historical photography of shop signs in 19th-century Paris, this volume constructs a rich panorama of the age of la peinture en lettres.

Dimensions (Overall): 13.0 Inches (H) x 9.5 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 216
Genre: Art
Sub-Genre: Graphic Arts
Publisher: Letterform Archive Books
Theme: Typography
Format: Hardcover
Author: Morgane Come
Language: English
Street Date: October 28, 2025
TCIN: 1003237645
UPC: 9798989142392
Item Number (DPCI): 247-02-4899
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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