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62m.—Initial capital letter “M” from Dance of Death Alphabet. more
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| Image title: | 62m.—Initial capital letter “M” 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: | letterm, initials, scholars, people, death, 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 “M”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It shows a doctor of physician in his study or laboratory, holding up a vessel. Behind him, Death (the skeleton) reaches for the doctor, with one bony hand on his shoulder and the other on the vessel. Or, possibly, Death holds the vessel: maybe it’s really an hour-glass? |
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| Dimensions: | 26 x 26mm (1.0 x 1.0 inches) |
| Filename: | 062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-m-q90-1288x1283.jpg |
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| Blog link: | http://fromoldbooks.org/r/7/pages/062-hans-holbein-1523-death-letter-m/ |
| Artist: | Holbein |
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