Ornamental Script With Medial Loops

"Ornamental script with medial loops. Ornamental embellishments of this sort were popular throughout the 1800s, really taking off in the second half of the 1800s during the Victorian Period when elaborate ornamentation was much in vogue. Such ornamental treatments of letterforms were certainly not new during that time. Similar examples can be found in the work of European calligraphers as early as the mid-1500s. Ornamental treatments work best as attention getters, in large scales but small doses; such as for titling or brief headings."

~ November 5, 2010, Don Marsh~
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