The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (page 7/13)

[picture: Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter U from XIV. Century  No. 1]
[picture: Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter V from XIV. Century  No. 1]
[picture: Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter W from XIV. Century  No. 1]
[picture: Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter Y from XIV. Century  No. 1]
[picture: Plate 65.---Fourteenth Century No. 23.]
[picture: Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter O from Plate 65]

Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter O from Plate 65

A detail from Plate 65 with just the decorative initial letter O. [more...]

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[picture: Fourteenth Century Initial Letter M from Plate 65]

Fourteenth Century Initial Letter M from Plate 65

A calligraphic decorative letter “M” from a 14th century manuscript, reproduced in this 1860 book.

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[picture: Fourteenth Century Initial Letter A from Plate 65]

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 easier for you to use this on a Web page as an initial cap (it won’t be so good as a drop cap, although you [...] [more...]

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[picture: Fourteenth Century Initial Letter D from Plate 65]

Fourteenth Century Initial Letter D from Plate 65

A red and blue calligraphic decorative letter “D” from a 14th century manuscript, reproduced in this 1860 book. The squiggles would have gone into the left margin. I’ve made fewer sizes than usual because if you want to use this on a Web page you will probably end up splitting it (slicing it) into several smaller images yourself, to work around [...] [more...]

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[picture: Fourteenth Century Initial Letter U or V from Plate 65]

Fourteenth Century Initial Letter U or V from Plate 65

A red and blue calligraphic decorative letter “U” or “V” from a 14th century manuscript, reproduced in this 1860 book. The squiggles would have gone into the [...] [more...]

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[picture: Fourteenth Century Initial Letter I or J from Plate 65]

Fourteenth Century Initial Letter I or J from Plate 65

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 [...] [more...]

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[picture: Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter L from Plate 65]

Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter L from Plate 65

A detail from Plate 65 with just the decorative initial letter L. [more...]

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