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My university had bound catalogues of “letterpress blocks” you could order for letterpresses.

These were from about 50-100 years ago, and were great for scanning in and converting to vector art as various design elements. Usually these were artistic flourishes to include inline with text.

The one that stands out for me was engraved drawing of a fish that would not be out of place as a large print.





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