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Notes:
This decorative initial letter “E”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It features a skeleton, representing Death, with bony hands on the shoulders of a cardinal.
![[Picture: 62e.—Initial capital letter “E” from Dance of Death Alphabet]](https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Butsch-RenaissanceOrnament/pages/062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-e/062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-e-q75-500x500.jpg "[Picture: 62e.—Initial capital letter “E” from Dance of Death Alphabet]")
