Decorative initial letter “J” from 11th century.details

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Image title: Decorative initial letter “J” from 11th century.
Source: Tymms, W. R.: “The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times” (1860)
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Keywords: letterj, initials, calligraphy, colour
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This decorative capital letter J features Celtic knotwork, with vine-leaves and knots in the tail, and could be used for either “I” or “J”—in either case, with the tail probably going off into the margin.

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