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letteri: The letter “I” for example as a decorative initial or drop cap (drop capital letter). Note that I and J were used interchangeably in older alphabets.
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Letter I from “Alphabet after Serlio”

Letter I from “Alphabet after Serlio” Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

The letter I taken from Fig. 1.

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Decorative Initial Letter I

Decorative Initial Letter I Goethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

A German Fraktur letter “I” (or J) used as an initial drop cap, with a winged putti or cherub holding a rose and delivering a love-letter sealed with a heart-shaped kiss to a young woman or gitl sitti [...]

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Added: 2010-08-07

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Historiated decorative initial capital letter I in Blue

Historiated decorative initial capital letter I in Blue Italian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Letter “I” from Valerio Spada’s historiated alphabet print from 1659. I have coloured the letter itself in blue; you could easily change the blue to something else of course.

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Letter “I” from 16th century book of hours

Letter “I” from 16th century book of hours Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (1533)

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 [...]

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Added: 2006-03-01

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Letter “I” from 16th century book of hours

Letter “I” from 16th century book of hours Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (1533)

The letter I painted in blue and gold used as a decorative initial.

This image was on image 15 of the Library of Congress page images.

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Foliated Initial I, Violin-Style

Foliated Initial I, Violin-Style Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

A decorative initial “I” in this 1840s book, used as a drop capital at the start of a chapter. I also made a coloured letter I to give you an idea of what can be done.

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Decorative initial I, Coloured

Decorative initial I, Coloured Old England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

This is a hand-coloured version of a decorative initial letter “I” used as a drop cap at the start of a chapter.

Original black and white version

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Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter I from XIV. Century No. 1

Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter I from XIV. Century No. 1 The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Calligraphic letter I from XIV. Century No. 1.

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Decorative initial letter “I” from 16th Century

Decorative initial letter “I” from 16th Century Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital “I” 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 [...]

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62i.—Initial capital letter “I” from Dance of Death Alphabet.

62i.—Initial capital letter “I” from Dance of Death Alphabet. Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (Vol. I.) (1878)

This decorative initial letter “I”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It is also used for “J.” It features a skeleton (Death) in the guise of an old woman [...]

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Fourteenth Century Initial Letter I or J from Plate 65

Fourteenth Century Initial Letter I or J from Plate 65 The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

A red and blue calligraphic decorative letter “I” or “J” from a 14th century manuscript, reproduced in this 1860 book. The squiggles would have gone into the left margin. Remember to link back here i [...]

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

Decorative initial letter I from fifteenth Century Nos. 4 and 5. The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Decorative initial letter I from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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