Items matching lettera taken from The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

lettera: The letter “A” for example as a decorative initial or drop cap (drop capital letter).

lettera: The letter “U” for example as a decorative initial or drop cap (drop capital letter). Note that U and V were used interchangeably in older alphabets.

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Images scanned from The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times by W. R. Tymms, with an Essay and Instructions by M. D. Wyatt, Architect. London. Published April 2nd 1860 by Day and Son, Lithographers to the Queen.

There are 100 full colour plates in the book done in chromolithography, as well as a chromolithographed title page. I have only scanned a few because my scanner damages the binding. The text is by Matthew Digby Wyatt and the images appear to have been made by W. R. Tymms (and not Symms, as this page used to say).

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

The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Decorative initial letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

A B C C D E F G H I I L M M M N O P Q R S T V X

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Keywords: lettera, initials, calligraphy, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-09-20

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

The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Decorative initial letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

A B C C D E F G H I I L M M M N O P Q R S T V X

a e g h m n s th

Keywords: lettera, initials, calligraphy, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-09-20

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Letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4

The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

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.

Keywords: lettera, initials, calligraphy, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-02-18

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Fourteenth Century Initial Letter A from Plate 65

The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

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

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-06-11

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

The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Calligraphic letter A from XIV. Century No. 1.

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

Keywords: lettera, initials, calligraphy, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-02-16

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Letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4

The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

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

Keywords: lettera, initials, calligraphy, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-02-18

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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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