Printers' Ornaments

Over at BibliOdyssey, PK has gathered an extensive collection of printers' ornaments, decorative motifs that have been around since the dawn of moveable type. Used by printers to fill in page space or announce a break in text, the term "printers' ornaments" has become a catch-all title for printed design embellishments such dingbats, scrolls, devices and cupids. PK also has a bit of a think on the evolution of the embellished page, looking back to monastic illumination and then to woodcutting. As always, interesting stuff!