Letter “I” from 16th century book of hours details |
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| Image title: | Letter “I” from 16th century book of hours | |
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| Source: | Tory, Geoffroy: “Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10” (1533) | |
| Place shown: | none | |
| Keywords: | letteri, initials, calligraphy, colour, lettering, christmas | |
| Status: | public domain in the USA, out of copyright in Canada, hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes and no usage credit required | |
Notes: |
The letter I painted in red and gold used as a decorative initial. This is what in calligraphy today is called a built-up letter, made with multiple pen or brush strokes. However, it was then gilded with gold. This image was on image 14 of the Library of Congress page images. |
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| Filename: | 014-detail-initial-I-q75-409x250.jpg | |
| Blog link: | http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Rosenwald-BookOfHours/pages/014-detail-initial-I//014-detail-initial-I-q75-307x188.jpg | |
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