Items matching religion taken from Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (1878)

religion: unfounded and unquestioned belief in the authority of a priest; martyrs and saints.

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Engravings from “Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance” (Book-Ornament of the Renaissance) by A. F. Butsch, Leipzig, 1878. Alfred Butsch was a famous bookseller and a collecter of antiquarian books; the engraved plates in the book reproduce illustrations from early printed books.

I bought my copy of this book (actually Volume II hasn’t arrive yet!) from a bookseller in Germany; there is also a fac simile by Dover, but the reproduction is not of the highest quality, so these images are better, if very incomplete.

62h.—Initial capital letter “H” from Dance of Death Alphabet.

Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (1878)

This decorative initial letter “H”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It depicts a skeleton, representing Death, dragging off a bishop.

Keywords: letterh, initials, death, skeletons, religion

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Added: 2009-04-01

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62b.—Initial capital letter “B” from Dance of Death Alphabet

Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (1878)

This decorative initial letter “B”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It features two skeletons, or death-figures, a dog and a pope. Some commentators say [...]

Keywords: letterb, initials, death, skeletons, religion, spirit

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Added: 2009-03-07

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

Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (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 [...]

Keywords: letteri, letterj, initials, death, skeletons, religion

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Added: 2009-04-18

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62l.—Initial capital letter “L” from Dance of Death Alphabet.

Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (1878)

This decorative initial letter “K”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It features a skeleton, representing Death, standing on the left, carrying holy wate [...]

Keywords: letterl, initials, death, skeletons, religion, people

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Added: 2009-09-03

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