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62g.—Initial capital letter “G” from Dance of Death Alphabet. more
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| Image title: | 62g.—Initial capital letter “G” from Dance of Death Alphabet. |
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| Source: | Butsch, A. F.: “Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (Vol. I.)” (1878) |
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| Keywords: | letterg, initials, death, skeletons, royalty, greyscale |
| Status: | out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested Please do not redistribute without permission, since running this site is expensive. |
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This decorative initial letter “G”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It shows two skeletons, or Death figures, siezing a queen; one skeleton plays the flute, or fife, and the other pulls the queen by her chain of office. |
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| Dimensions: | 26 x 26mm (1.0 x 1.0 inches) |
| Filename: | 062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-g-q85-600x600.jpg |
| Blog image: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/7/062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-g-q85-500x500.jpg |
| Blog link: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/7/pages/062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-g/ |
| Artist: | Holbein |
| Scanner dpi: | 2400 |
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