Editing Typeface (section)

===Ornamental typefaces===
Ornamental (also known as ''novelty'' or sometimes ''display'') typefaces are used to decorate a page. Historically complex interlocking patterns known as [[Arabesque (European art)|arabesques]] were common in fine printing, as were floral borders known as [[Fleuron (typography)|fleurons]] evoking hand-drawn manuscripts.

In the metal type era, type-founding companies often would offer pre-formed illustrations as fonts showing objects and designs likely to be useful for printing and advertisements, the equivalent of modern [[clip art]] and stock photographs.<ref name="Lady Speaker Sorts">{{cite web|last1=Papaelias|first1=Amy|title=Lady Speaker Sorts|url=http://www.alphabettes.org/lady-speaker-sorts/|website=Alphabettes|date=9 November 2012 |access-date=20 March 2016}}</ref> As examples, the [[American Type Founders]] specimen of 1897 offered designs including baseball players, animals, Christmas wreaths, designs for [[cheque]]s, and emblems such as [[Seals of the U.S. states|state seals]] for government printing.<ref name="Specimens of type, borders, ornaments, brass rules and cuts, etc. : catalogue of printing machinery and materials, wood goods, etc">{{cite book|title=Specimens of type, borders, ornaments, brass rules and cuts, etc. : catalogue of printing machinery and materials, wood goods, etc|date=1897|publisher=[[American Type Founders]]|page=[https://archive.org/details/specimensoftypeb00amer/page/703 703]|url=https://archive.org/details/specimensoftypeb00amer|access-date=17 August 2015}}</ref> The practice has declined as printing custom illustrations and colour printing using processes such as [[lithography]] has become cheaper, although illustration typefaces are still sold by some companies. [[#Display type|See above]] for the historical definition of ''display typeface''.