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Letter “S” from 16th century book of hoursBook of Hours, Rosenwald MS. 10 (1533)

The letter S painted in blue and gold used as a decorative initial. More precisely there’s gold leaf on a blue background.

This image was on image 23 of the Library of Congress page images.

Keywords: letters, initials, calligraphy, red, gold, colour, lettering, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-05-21

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Twig line fillerBook of Hours, Rosenwald MS. 10 (1533)

A decorative ornament in the shape of a twig, used to fill the space on a short line up to the margin.

This image was on image 23 of the Library of Congress page images.

Keywords: ornaments, calligraphy, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-05-21

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Section VII. Of Lines with their diverse Forms; Section VIII. Some few Coats referr’d to, for the diverse bearing of several Ordinaries.The Grammar of Heraldry (1718)

Keywords: page images, colour

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2003-02-26

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Great Tangley Manor, Surrey.Art in England During the Elizabethan and Stuart Periods (1908)

A half-timbered Elizabethan manor-house with tiled roof is here seen from the garden. Notice the cat sitting in the porch! The moated Manor House of Great Tangley, in West Surrey (facing page 24), tho [...]

Keywords: manors, colour, gardens, trees, buildings, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Wonersh; Surrey; England

Added: 2007-10-30

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24. Seal of Naberius.The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (1904)

[Buy a modern reprint of this book from Amazon: Canada, USA.] (24.) Naberius. — The Twenty-fourth Spirit is Naberius. He is a most valiant Marquis, and showeth in the form of a Black Crane, fluttering [...]

Keywords: symbols, occult, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-12-16

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Cherub playing a grand pianoModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band IV (1898)

Strictly speaking i think he’s a putto, as cherubs have wings and putti are just plump little naked children, usually boys, although putti are sometimes depicted with wings. In this picture a red-hair [...]

Keywords: cherubs, putti, nudity, bare feet, boys, pianos, musical instruments, xmas, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2023-12-10

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Choirboy singing from balcony pulpitModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band IV (1898)

A beautiful boy chorister, or possibly a young lady by the costume and the long pointy fingers, is singing in a wooden pulpit or balcony high in the top-left corner of a page of sheet music (not shown [...]

Keywords: christmas, xmas, choirboys, boys, people, women, robes, singing, music, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2023-12-10

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Letter “O” from 16th century book of hoursBook of Hours, Rosenwald MS. 10 (1533)

The letter O painted in blue and gold and used as a decorative initial or drop cap. This image was on image 24 of the library of Congress page images.

Keywords: lettero, initials, calligraphy, blue, white, yellow, colour, lettering

Places shown: none

Added: 2009-02-01

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245 [detail].—Rectangular ornate sketched frame or borderOld England: A Pictorial Museum (1845)

This frame, border, or cartouche, is take from the central part of Fig. 245 (Saxon Emblems of the Month of May); it is a sketchy rectangular outline with large leaves and some rococo swirls; I have co [...]

Keywords: borders, cartici, frames, sketches, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2014-12-22

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25. Seal of Labolas.The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (1904)

[Buy a modern reprint of this book from Amazon: Canada, USA.] (25.) Glasya-Labolas. — The Twenty-fifth Spirit is Glasya-Labolas. He is a Mighty President and Earl, and showeth himself in the form of a [...]

Keywords: symbols, occult, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-12-16

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Decorative initial letter “A” from 11th century.The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

This decorative capital letter A features Celtic knotwork, red, green and blue, with a peach fill.

See the letter X for more information.

Keywords: lettera, initials, calligraphy, blue, yellow, green, red, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2013-02-07

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Elaborate decorative initial letter “h” with cherubGoethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

This elaborate initial letter “h” was used as an 18-line drop cap, or as a left border with an embedded initial. I have coloured the h red (or pink) to make it clearer. The initial is vignetted, with [...]

Keywords: letterh, initials, cherubs, foliated initials, vignetted initials, persian art, children, nudity, romance, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2015-08-28

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Decorative initial letter “E” from 11th century.The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

A letter E in a late uncial tradition, complete with drolleries, or humorous creatures, in the vines in the counters, the spaces nside the letter. This E is in red, with a peach light orange filling, [...]

Keywords: lettere, initials, calligraphy, drolleries, blue, yellow, red, green, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-12-14

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Decorative initial letter “J” from 11th century.The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

This decorative capital letter J could be used for either “I” or “J”—in either case, with the tail probably going off into the margin.

See the letter X for more information.

Keywords: letterj, initials, calligraphy, red, yellow, blue, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-12-13

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Decorative initial letter “Q” from 11th century.The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

A beautiful rich red letter Q on a deep blue, red and green background, with a delicate peach fill. This is reproduced (in the book) from an 11th century hand-illuminated manuscript. From the British [...]

Keywords: letterq, initials, calligraphy, blue, red, green, yellow, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2013-02-06

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Decorative initial letter “X” from 11th century.The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

A beautiful rich red letter X on a deep blue background, with a delicate peach fill. This is reproduced (in the book) from an 11th century hand-illuminated manuscript, along with comments that suggest [...]

Keywords: letterx, initials, calligraphy, blue, yellow, red, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2012-12-10

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Section IX. Cautions: Containing the Names of Roundles, Guttees, and other MattersThe Grammar of Heraldry (1718)

Keywords: page images, colour

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2003-02-26

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Decorative initial letter “J” from 11th century.The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

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 mar [...]

Keywords: letterj, initials, calligraphy, celtic knotwork, red, yellow, blue, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2013-02-07

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Decorative initial letter “D” from 11th century.The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

This decorative capital letter D features Celtic knotwork, vine-leaves and knots, red blue and green colours, and white dots perhaps representing stars; it was a drop cap; see the letter X for more in [...]

Keywords: letterd, initials, calligraphy, celtic knotwork, blue, yellow, red, green, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2013-06-11

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Decorative initial letter “S” from 11th century.The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

This decorative capital letter S features vine-leaves and knots, red blue and green colours, and white dots perhaps representing stars; it was a drop cap; see the letter X for more information.

Keywords: letters, initials, calligraphy, blue, red, yellow, colour

Places shown: none

Added: 2013-10-12

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