A very beautiful set of three vintage lettering plates, consisting of a sober lapidary alphabet, a Gothic script inspired by Gutenberg, and an elegant chancery script enhanced with gold. The contrasts between the black, red, blue, and gold letters make this a beautiful document for a graphic designer, calligrapher, sign painter, or lover of vintage typography. They come from the Schriften-Schatz, a collection of alphabet and script models published around 1890 in Ravensburg by Otto Maier, under the direction of Albert Schiller.
✦ Period: circa 1890 ✦ Origin: Germany, Albert Schiller’s Schriften-Schatz ✦ Dimensions: approximately 30.5 x 20 cm each ✦ Material: lithographs on heavy paper. ✦ Condition: good vintage condition; paper slightly yellowed, with some foxing and small signs of age visible in the photos
An authentic set of late 19th-century lettering plates, ideal for typographical inspiration, framing, or decorating a creative studio.
