~Jarod Kintz
Antonio Basoli (1774–1848) was an Italian painter, engraver, professor, and set designer. He also decorated theaters and palaces. Here's an example of one of his set designs:
It's not too big of a leap from there to his Alfabeto Pittorico (Pictorial Alphabet), 1839:
* You can see the whole alphabet here
* Amazon sellers have 2 copies
* Calligraphy and a calligram
2 comments:
Wow, these are magnificent!
Wonder what production that set was for?
And I liked that you ended with "Y" ;-)
The quote from Jarod Kintz was cool, so: I had tea before you!
Love the pictorial alphabet!
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