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Letter C from “Alphabet after Serlio”Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

The letter C taken from Fig. 1.

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Added: 2006-02-23

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calligraphy: mediaeval pen-letter “A”Works, BL Harley MS 4431 (1414)

A red letter “C” made with a calligraphy pen in the early fifteenth century. The roughness of the edges is partly from the texture of the writing surface, but it gives an “antique” look to the letter. [...]

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Added: 2010-08-05

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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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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.

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Added: 2011-05-31

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

The letter C painted in red and gold used as a decorative initial.

This image was on image 16 of the Library of Congress page images.

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

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Added: 2006-03-01

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Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter C from XIV. Century No. 1The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Calligraphic letter C from XIV. Century No. 1.

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Added: 2003-05-26

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Decorative initial letter “C” from 16th CenturyOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This ornamental capital “c” in white on black is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial. It is taken from a sixteenth-century alphabet in white on black. a b c d e [...]

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Added: 2021-09-24

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Decorative initial letter “C” from 16th CenturyOrnamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (1879)

This capital “C” is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial; there’s also a small version for an avatar or icon. It is taken from a 16th century alphabet, and shows a [...]

Keywords: letterc, initials, birds, animals, greyscale

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Added: 2009-11-09

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62c.—Initial capital letter “C” from Dance of Death AlphabetDie Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (Vol. I.) (1878)

This decorative initial letter “C”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. it features an emperor in the clutches of two skeletons, or Deaths, one of whom he r [...]

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Added: 2009-03-11

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clipart: initial letter C from late 15th century printed bookAlphabets & Numbers of the Middle Ages (1845)

A decorative initial “C” taken from a late 15th century alphabet. You could use it as a drop capital, an avatar, or something to colour in. If you use it, let me know what you did! A B C D E F G G ( [...]

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Added: 2008-08-13

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Decorative initial letter C from fifteenth Century Nos. 4 and 5.The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Decorative initial letter C from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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Added: 2009-09-18

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Decorative initial letter C from fifteenth Century Nos. 4 and 5.The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Decorative initial letter C from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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Added: 2009-09-18

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Initial letter C with angel releasing birds from bird-cagePan Pipes (1883)

A decorative initial C featuring a winged young male angel wearing only a garland of flowers, and otherwise naked and barefoot; the youth or boy is squatting or kneeling inside the letter C holding a [...]

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Added: 2016-09-19

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167.—German Gothic Initials [A – H].Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

German Fraktur blackletter, with an insane amount of swirls! Letters “A” – “H” are in this figure. It was too large for a useful download here, although I have made the individual letters available, a [...]

Keywords: initials, alphabets, lettering, calligraphy, lettera, letterb, letterc, letterd, lettere, letterf, letterg, letterh, calligraphic initials, greyscale

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Added: 2011-01-14

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German Gothic Initials - Swirly Fraktur Blackletter Initial Letter CLetters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

This initial letter “C” is suitable for use as a decorative initial or drop cap; it is an old German letter-form, and might not be easily recognised today, especally by people outside Germany! But th [...]

Keywords: letterc, initials, calligraphy, fraktur, lettering, calligraphic initials, greyscale

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Added: 2011-01-18

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A, B, C, D from English Gothic Letters 15th CenturyLetters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Letters “A” “B” “C” and “D” from English gothic Letters, 15th Century. The C is not very legible by modern standards.

Keywords: lettera, letterb, letterc, letterd, alphabets, blackletter, calligraphy, greyscale

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Added: 2007-08-28

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