![[Picture: 62i.---Initial capital letter ``I'' from Dance of Death Alphabet.]](http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Butsch-RenaissanceOrnament/pages/062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-i/062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-i-q90-500x495.jpg "[Picture: 62i.---Initial capital letter ``I'' from Dance of Death Alphabet.]")
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62i.—Initial capital letter “I” from Dance of Death Alphabet. more
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| Image title: | 62i.—Initial capital letter “I” from Dance of Death Alphabet. |
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| Source: | Butsch, A. F.: “Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (Vol. I.)” (1878) |
| Place shown: | none |
| Keywords: | letteri, letterj, initials, death, skeletons, religion, 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 “I”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It is also used for “J.” It features a skeleton (Death) in the guise of an old woman, tugging at a man, a duke, with his hands clasped together as if in prayer or despair. |
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| Dimensions: | 26 x 26mm (1.0 x 1.0 inches) |
| Filename: | 062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-i-q90-500x495.jpg |
| Blog image: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/7/062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-i-q90-500x495.jpg |
| Blog link: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/7/pages/062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-i/ |
| Artist: | Holbein |
| Scanner dpi: | 2400 |
| Unmarked: | You can get a version of this image without the watermark at the lower right corner by requesting it here; The images are watermarked to help people find where they came from if they get reposted to blogs or other sites. Images under 1200 pixels on a side are still free, although I will ask for a donation :-) |
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