Items matching lettera

Letter A from “Alphabet after Serlio”

The letter A taken from Fig. 1.

Keywords: lettera, initials, lettering

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Added: 2006-02-22

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A, B, C, D from English Gothic Letters 15th Century

Letters “A” “B” “C” and “D” from English gothic Letters, 15th Century. The C is not very legible by modern standards.

Keywords: lettera, letterb, letterc, letterd, alphabets, blackletter, calligraphy

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Added: 2007-08-28

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62a.—Initial capital letter “A” from Dance of Death Alphabet

This decorative initial letter “A”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein the Younger and dating from 1523. It features a skeleton banging a drum (or tabor) with a bone, and also p [...]

Keywords: lettera, initials, death, skeletons, music, musical instruments, spirit

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Added: 2009-03-07

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Decorative initial letter “A” from 16th Century

This capital “A” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and shows a [...]

Keywords: lettera, initials, birds, insects

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Added: 2009-11-10

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Decorative element: overgrown well bucket

A woodcut of a well bucket with rope and overgrown winch, used at the end of a chapter. You could also see a letter “A” in it, so I have also marked it as a decorative initial A. I coloured it for yo [...]

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Added: 2008-02-18

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Border with initial letter A

A decorative border in a mediaeval vine-leaves style, with an initial capital lettter A with a small dragon on one side. You could use the A as a drop cap by itself if you wanted, or you could edit it [...]

Keywords: borders, lettera, initials, dragons, colour

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Added: 2008-09-13

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clipart: initial letter A from late 15th century printed book

A decorative initial “A” taken from a late 15th century alphabet. You could use it as a drop capital, an avatar, or something to colour in. If you use it, let me know what you did!

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Added: 2008-08-13

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Decorative uncial initial letter A from fifteenth Century Nos. 4 and 5.

Decorative initial letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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Added: 2009-09-20

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Decorative initial letter A from fifteenth Century Nos. 4 and 5.

Decorative initial letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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Added: 2009-09-20

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Letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4

Decorative initial letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4, blue with a red background. In use I would expect the letter to be set into the text, with the flourishes sticking out into the margin.

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Added: 2007-02-18

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Fourteenth Century Initial Letter A from Plate 65

A red and blue calligraphic decorative letter “A” from a 14th century manuscript, reproduced in this 1860 book. The squiggles would have gone into the left margin. I’ve made lots of sizes to make it [...]

Keywords: initials, lettera, lettering, calligraphy, colour

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Added: 2007-06-11

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Clip-art; calligraphic decorative initial capital letter A from XIV. Century No. 1

Calligraphic letter A from XIV. Century No. 1.

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Added: 2007-02-16

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