Items matching crowns taken from Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

crowns: Headgear worn by a King, Queen or other royal personage to show their status.

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Scans from The Book of Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval collected and engraved by Freeman Gage Delamotte (1814 – 1862); London, Crosby Lockwood and Co., 1879

If anyone is interested, I’ll try and do some better scans of the alphabets and examples of calligraphy and calligraphic initials in this book.

(Note: Mediæval is the older British English spelling of Mediaeval, or Medieval).

The full title page is transcribed alongside its image. This is an oblong octavo with alphabets printed in various colours including red, green and brown.

I found an online copy of a similar book by the same author at illuminated-books.com but it is for non-commercial use only.

53.5.—Cross With Unkempt Hair

Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This might be a symbol representing a crown, with the crosses implying rule over a spirtual realm but with temporal power, such as an abbot or bishop. I don’t know what the hairstyle is about. Maybe [...]

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Added: 2006-01-20

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