Click on image to enlargeOoooooh!! This one is so stunning, don’t you think?!! This is the cover to some old sheet music, found in a book full of bound music. The book dates to the 1880’s. The typography on this Vocal Beauties Opera piece is amazing! I love all of the scrolls too. I’ve left the foxing and other age stains intact, I think the patina on this one is perfect the way it is.
Auntie Em says
November 7, 2010 at 6:24 pmThis is sooo pretty! The age stains are perfect!
Thanks for sharing! :o)
Kathy Martin says
November 7, 2010 at 8:48 pmVery cool image! Thanks! 🙂
plaisanter says
November 7, 2010 at 8:54 pmI like the look of the age staining, too! And the typography is gorgeous. Thanks! Nancy
flutietootie says
November 7, 2010 at 10:26 pmI agree it is really beautiful. The art is all in the typography.
charles says
November 8, 2010 at 12:34 ambeautiful post xoxo karen
Diāna says
November 8, 2010 at 7:18 amIt is fascinating to imagine how the typesetters had to put all the letters backwards and changing the font by hand, and how much work went into one simple albeit very beautiful page.
Carol says
November 8, 2010 at 11:53 amThanks, Karen!
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Carmen says
February 18, 2011 at 2:39 amThanks so much! Used this one and another for a card which I posted on my blog here: http://beyondthefringecrafts.blogspot.com/2011/02/going-to-opera.html
Thought you might like to see it being used. Thanks again!