62a.—Initial capital letter “A” from Dance of Death Alphabet [details]
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62a.—Initial capital letter “A” from Dance of Death Alphabet
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This decorative initial letter “A”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein the Younger and dating from 1523. It features a skeleton banging a drum (or tabor) with a bone, and also playing a fife, followed by another skeleton waving a banner, or possibly playing a trumpet. Some commentators say they are marching through a graveyard or cemetary, probably from the skulls lying on the ground.
☥A ☥B ☥C ☥D ☥E ☥F ☥G ☥H ☥I ☥K ☥L ☥M ☥N ☥O ☥P ☥S ☥T ☥V ☥W ☥X ☥Z
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