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Decorative initial (drop cap) DThe New World (1671)

A decorative letter “D” used as an initial capital (a drop capital, or drop cap) in this Dutch book from 1671.

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Added: 2008-07-18

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Initial letter D from first page of textThe New World (1671)

Capital D, a decorative initial “D” used as a drop cap for the first paragraph of the text.

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Added: 2010-02-18

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

The letter D taken from Fig. 2.

Keywords: letterd, initials, lettering, constructed initials, greyscale

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Added: 2006-03-15

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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 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.

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Added: 2011-05-31

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

The letter D painted in blue and gold used as a decorative initial.

This image was on image 15 of the Library of Congress page images.

Keywords: letterd, initials, calligraphy, blue, gold, colour, lettering, christmas

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Added: 2006-03-01

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

The letter D 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 22 of the Library of Congress page images.

Keywords: letterd, initials, calligraphy, blue, gold, colour, lettering, christmas

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Added: 2007-05-21

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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

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Added: 2013-06-11

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

Calligraphic letter D from XIV. Century No. 1.

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Added: 2003-05-26

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

This ornamental capital “d” 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 [...]

Keywords: letterd, initials, greyscale, foliated initials

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Added: 2021-09-24

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

This capital “D” 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 include [...]

Keywords: letterd, initials, fire, greyscale

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Added: 2009-11-12

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

This decorative initial letter “D”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It features a king thrown to the ground and forcibly dragged away by two skeletons, [...]

Keywords: letterd, initials, death, skeletons, greyscale

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Added: 2009-03-11

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

A decorative initial “D” 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: 2008-08-14

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Fourteenth Century Initial Letter D from Plate 65The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

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 b [...]

Keywords: initials, letterd, lettering, calligraphy, red, blue, colour

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Added: 2007-08-07

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Fourteenth-Century illuminated D with saintThe Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

This illuminated initial letter “D” is from the 1300s (14th century); it’s a red and blue calligraphic capital letter, with a picture of an unidentified female saint inside (as indicated by the gold h [...]

Keywords: letterd, initials, inhabited initials, calligraphy, red, blue, gold, colour

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Added: 2015-08-22

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Medieval Decorative Initial Capital “D”The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

This mediaeval calligraphic initial “D” was originally decorated with filligree and gold and had a saint in the middle; the simplified version here is extracted to be more useful. Original illuminated [...]

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Added: 2015-08-23

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

Decorative initial letter D from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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Added: 2009-09-18

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Initial letter D, floriatedPictureseque Egypt Vol II (1878)

A foliated (floriated) initial letter D used as a decorative 8-line drop cap at the start of a chapter.

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Added: 2015-07-21

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Letter D with angelReligion in the Home (1913)

An illuminated letter “D” printed at the start of a chapter for a drop cap (dropped capital). I also made a red and gold angel version of this letter. The angel has wings and a trumpet; he has a wreat [...]

Keywords: initials, letterd, inhabited initials, christmas, romance, greyscale

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Added: 2013-12-30

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Decorative initial letter D, gold with red angelReligion in the Home (1913)

An illuminated letter “D” printed at the start of a chapter for a drop cap (dropped capital). The original was black and white, and I coloured it red and gold. The angel has wings and a trumpet; he ha [...]

Keywords: letterd, initials, inhabited initials, angels, wings, religion, xmas, christmas, red, gold, colour, romance, musical instruments, trumpets

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Added: 2012-07-19

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