Items matching historiated initials (results page 1)

Decorative initial letter T with cherubs hanging a wolfFabrica... (1543)

A decorative initial letter “T” used as a drop cap on the introduction to the “Epitome;” this version is coloured in red and blue and yellow (or gold) and comes from a copy at the University of Cambri [...]

Keywords: lettert, initials, cherubs, children, nudity, historiated initials, inhabited initials, bare feet, animals, wolves, punishments, colour

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Added: 2014-11-24

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Initial letter I with Transitional CapitalEnglish Cathedrals (1910)

This letter “I” is set about a sketch of an English “transitional” capital from the Galilee Chapel of Durham cathedral. The decorated top-part of a pillar is called a capital, and transitional architc [...]

Keywords: capitals, sketches, architecture, historiated initials, letteri, initials, pillars, architecture, transitional architecture, cathedrals, greyscale

Places shown: Durham; County Durham; England

Added: 2025-03-31

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Decorative initial letter O with cherubs cooking soupFabrica... (1543)

A Decorative initial letter “O” used as a drop cap on the first page of this famous book. The outer border around the outside of the letter “O” has oak leaves and dragons; inside the “O” we see naked [...]

Keywords: lettero, initials, cherubs, children, nudity, bare feet, dragons, historiated initials, inhabited initials, borders, mythical creatures, cooking, food, greyscale

Places shown: unspecified

Added: 2010-01-19

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Decorative initial letter O with cherubs cooking soup (coloured version)Fabrica... (1543)

This decorative initial letter “O” was used as a drop cap on the first page of the main text of the book; in this copy at Cambridge University Library, the initial has been painted in colour over the [...]

Keywords: lettero, initials, cherubs, children, historiated initials, inhabited initials, nudity, colour, dragons, mythical creatures, borders

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Added: 2014-11-28

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Decorative initial “A” with girl and rosesGoethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

A beautiful girl stands on, and holds, a ros biar. She has flowers in her hair and carries a flower-basket. A fancy capital letter ‘A’ is in the top right. This is a vignetted decorative initial, used [...]

Keywords: lettera, vignetted initials, initials, girls, people, roses, flowers, historiated initials, romance, greyscale

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Added: 2014-11-03

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Now When Jesus Was Born in BethlehemThe Four Gospels (1931)

Here we see a stylized “stable” with a star shining on Mary and the baby Jesus in her arms; Mary is presenting the baby boy to three men, each of whom raises one arm in salutation. One man holds a Rub [...]

Keywords: historiated initials, christmas, epiphany, wise men, babies, religion, christianity, nativity, biblical scenes, bible pictures, people, greyscale

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Added: 2014-12-03

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Swash letter N with Three Kings and Mary and JesusThe Four Gospels (1931)

A decorative initial for the Adoration of the Magi. The Wise men from the East (the Gospels don’t say how many there were so tradition says there were three) arrived to worship the infant Jesus; this [...]

Keywords: lettern, initials, historiated initials, inhabited initials, christmas, epiphany, wise men, babies, bare feet, religion, christianity, nativity, biblical scenes, bible pictures, people, colour

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Added: 2014-12-07

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Valerio Spada: Historiated Alphabet, 1656 – 1659 [A-M]Italian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Valerio Spada was a contemporary of Stefano della Bella. This Historiated Alphabet—that is, this set of decorated initials with scenes in them – features scenes from seventeenth century Italy, mostly [...]

Keywords: alphabets, lettering, historiated initials, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

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Added: 2011-02-23

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Valerio Spada: Historiated Alphabet, 1656 – 1659 [N-Z]Italian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Valerio Spada was a contemporary of Stefano della Bella. This Historiated Alphabet—that is, this set of decorated initials with scenes in them – features scenes from seventeenth century Italy, mostly [...]

Keywords: alphabets, lettering, historiated initials, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Places shown: none

Added: 2011-02-23

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Decorated (Historiated) initial letter A by Valerio SpadaItalian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Initial letter “A” from a historiated alphabet by Valerio Spada. Seventeeth century Italian people: a person with a walking-stick or cane, and wearing hat and coat, sits under a tree; another person [...]

Keywords: lettera, initials, historiated initials, people, bucolic scenes, frames, colour

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Added: 2011-03-22

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Decorated (Historiated) initial letter C by Valerio SpadaItalian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Initial letter “C” from a historiated alphabet by Valerio Spada. Seventeeth century Italian people: a man stands with a falcon on one arm, and a dog at his feet; he talks to a man on a horse. No doub [...]

Keywords: letterc, initials, historiated initials, frames, borders, people, bucolic scenes, hunting, riding, horses, greyscale

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Added: 2011-03-22

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Decorated (Historiated) initial letter D by Valerio SpadaItalian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Initial letter “D” from a historiated alphabet by Valerio Spada. Seventeeth century Italian people: a man wearing a Dutch hat and boots steps through the letter D carrying a basket. In the backgroun [...]

Keywords: letterd, initials, historiated initials, frames, borders, people, bucolic scenes, greyscale

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Added: 2011-03-22

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Historiated decorative initial capital letter A in BlueItalian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Letter “A” 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.

Keywords: initials, lettera, historiated initials, blue, colour

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Added: 2011-05-31

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Historiated decorative initial capital letter B in BlueItalian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Letter “B” 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.

Keywords: initials, letterb, historiated initials, blue, colour

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Added: 2011-05-31

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Historiated decorative initial capital letter C in BlueItalian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Letter “C” 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.

Keywords: initials, letterc, historiated initials, blue, colour

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Added: 2011-05-31

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Historiated decorative initial capital letter D in BlueItalian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Letter “D” 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.

Keywords: initials, letterd, historiated initials, blue, colour

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Added: 2011-05-31

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Historiated decorative initial capital letter E in BlueItalian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Letter “E” 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.

Keywords: initials, lettere, historiated initials, blue, colour

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Added: 2011-05-31

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Historiated decorative initial capital letter F in BlueItalian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Letter “F” 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. The initial F here is s [...]

Keywords: initials, letterf, historiated initials, blue, colour

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Added: 2011-05-31

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Historiated decorative initial capital letter G in BlueItalian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Letter “G” 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.

Keywords: initials, letterg, historiated initials, blue, colour

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Added: 2011-05-31

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Historiated decorative initial capital letter H in BlueItalian Etchers of the Renaissance & Baroque (1989)

Letter “H” 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.

Keywords: initials, letterh, historiated initials, blue, colour

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Added: 2011-05-31

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