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

The letter E taken from Fig. 2.

Keywords: lettere, initials, lettering, constructed initials, greyscale

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Added: 2006-03-15

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Decorative initial letter EGoethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

A bee approaches a bunch of flowers tied with a ribbon in this large decorative capital “E”

The image appears to be unsigned

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Added: 2009-10-18

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Decorative Initial letter EGoethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

A German Fraktur letter “E” used as an inital drop cap, with a winged putti or cherub holding a ribbon tied to a branch over a Janus, ot two-faced head.

Keywords: initials, lettere, cherubs, nudity, greyscale

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Added: 2010-01-30

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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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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

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Added: 2012-12-14

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

Calligraphic letter E from XIV. Century No. 1.

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Keywords: lettere, initials, calligraphy, red, colour

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Added: 2003-05-26

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

This ornamental capital “e” 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: lettere, initials, greyscale, foliated initials

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Added: 2021-09-24

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

This capital “E” 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 depicts [...]

Keywords: lettere, initials, dragons, mythical creatures, fleurs de lys, greyscale

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Added: 2009-11-12

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

This decorative initial letter “E”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. It features a skeleton, representing Death, with bony hands on the shoulders of a ca [...]

Keywords: lettere, initials, death, skeletons, spirit, greyscale

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Added: 2009-03-22

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

A decorative initial “E” 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: 2009-09-03

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

Decorative initial letter E from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

A B C C D E F G H I I L M M M N O P Q R S T V X

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Keywords: lettere, initials, calligraphy, red, blue, colour

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Added: 2009-09-18

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

Decorative initial letter E from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

A B C C D E F G H I I L M M M N O P Q R S T V X

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Added: 2009-09-18

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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 ELetters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

This initial letter “E” 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: lettere, initials, calligraphy, fraktur, lettering, calligraphic initials, greyscale

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Added: 2011-01-18

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

The letter F painted in blue and gold used as a decorative initial. This image was on image 17 of the Library of Congress page images. You could use it for an E or an F, as long as the context is not [...]

Keywords: letterf, lettere, initials, calligraphy, blue, gold, colour, lettering, christmas

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Added: 2006-09-29

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E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L from English Gothic Letters 15th CenturyLetters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Letters “E” “F” “G” “H” “I” “J” “K” and “L” from English gothic Letters, 15th Century.

Keywords: lettere, letterf, letterg, letterh, letteri, letterj, letterk, letterl, alphabets, blackletter, calligraphy, greyscale

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Added: 2007-08-28

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Calligraphic letter “E” in 15th century gothic styleLetters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Black-letter (Old English) letter E from English gothic Letters, 15th Century. It would be fairly esay to turn this letter into an “F” if you wanted, too.

Keywords: calligraphy, initials, lettere, greyscale

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Added: 2010-11-09

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Decorative initial E with angel, woman and cherubMagazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

This decorative initial featuers a miniature picture of a naked angel (we see his bottom!) listening patiently to a naked women on his left, with a little winged cherub boy on the right. There are als [...]

Keywords: initials, lettere, cherubs, angels, romance, nudity, wings, bare feet, people, romance, greyscale

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Added: 2011-01-15

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Initial letter “E” from p. 650Fabrica... (1543)

Here a bearded man has his left leg fastened in a wooden box with a large screw to tighten it; somenaked children (putti) are turning the winch.

Keywords: initials, lettere, torture, nudity, children, bare feet, greyscale

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Added: 2010-01-25

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