Calligraphic letter “V” in 15th century gothic styledetails

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Image title: Calligraphic letter “V” in 15th century gothic style
Source: Brown, Frank Chouteau: “Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples” (1921)
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Keywords: calligraphy, initials, letterv, greyscale
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Black-letter (Old English) letter “V” from English gothic Letters, 15th Century.

Note that U and V were generally reversed in older usage, so that this was probably a U rather than a V originally.

Filename: 179-English-Gothic-letters-15th-Century-letter-V-q90-371x500.jpg
Penman: Frank Chouteau Brown
Scanner dpi: 2400
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