Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (page 4/5)

53.12.---Small Bush

53.12.—Small Bush

A small decorative floral ornament.

This image is taken from plate 53.

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53.13.---Floret

53.13.—Floret

A small decorative ornament, wither a printer’s ornament or taken from an illuminated manuscript or carving. [more...]

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53.14.---Acorn

53.14.—Acorn

Acorn ornament

This image is taken from plate 53.

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53.15.---Floret

53.15.—Floret

A small floret or ornament.

This image is taken from plate 53.

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53.16.---IHS

53.16.—IHS

The monogram IHS comes from the Greek for Jesus, IHESUS, or from the Latin Ihesus Hominum Salvator, which is, Jesus, saviour of Mankind (Jesus was the name of a religious person). A modern interpretation is In His Service. [more...]

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53.17.---Variegated Leaf

53.17.—Variegated Leaf

A printer’s ornament, or, more likely, a calligraphic decoration. [more...]

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53.18.---Fleur-de-Lys

53.18.—Fleur-de-Lys

A printer’s ornament, or, more likely, a calligraphic decoration. The name fleur-de-lys, or fleur-de-lis, may derive from the iris flower found on the banks of the River Lys in France, although the flower itself has had spiritual, religious and heraldic significance for much longer. This is a greatly simplified version, and with three unequal branches [...] [more...]

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53.19.---Decorative stylised tree

53.19.—Decorative stylised tree

A printer’s ornament, or, more likely, a calligraphic decoration, in the shape of a small bush, tree or shrub. [more...]

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53.19.---Decorative stylised tree (embossed leather version)

53.19.—Decorative stylised tree (embossed leather version)

A version of the tree symbol (originally taken from plate 53) which I embossed onto a leather book cover, to give an idea for a use for the image. [more...]

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53.20.---Three-leaved ornament

53.20.—Three-leaved ornament

A printer’s ornament, or, more likely, a calligraphic decoration, in the shape of a small bush, tree or shrub. [more...]

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53.21.---Decorative Cross

53.21.—Decorative Cross

A cross, seemingly made of three bells and a rose. [more...]

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53.22.---Stylised ivy bush

53.22.—Stylised ivy bush

A decorative element probably from an illuminated manuscript; this one is in the shape of perhaps a holly or ivy bush. [more...]

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