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Decorative initial letter O, FloriatedArt-Journal (1850)

A foliated (floriated) initial letter “O” as follows: A strong solid ltter O with a nub on the inside and ouside on each side and with an outline, and with stylized acanthus or vine leaves and round f [...]

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Added: 2016-02-10

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Decorative initial letter O with cherubsGoethe’s Works [Goethes Werke] (1882)

Two naked children—cherubs, or putti—are playing inside an initial letter “O” in the German Fraktur style. One boy uses a rope to pull on a decorative vertical part of the letter while the other boy [...]

Keywords: initials, lettero, cherubs, greyscale

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Added: 2009-10-18

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

The letter O taken from Fig. 1.

Keywords: lettero, initials, lettering, constructed initials, greyscale

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Added: 2006-03-01

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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

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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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Foliated Decorative Capital Letter “O”Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (Vol. I.) (1878)

This floriated letter “O” was used as an initial capital (a drop cap) on a title page inside this ornate mediæval border. The letter has an unusual spiral line round it, vines, leaves, and a strongly [...]

Keywords: lettero, initials, calligraphy, floriated initials, greyscale

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Added: 2013-04-27

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

Letter “O” 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, lettero, historiated initials, blue, colour

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Added: 2011-05-31

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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

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Added: 2009-02-01

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

Calligraphic letter O from XIV. Century No. 1.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y

Keywords: lettero, initials, calligraphy, red, colour

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Added: 2003-05-26

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

This ornamental capital “o” 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: lettero, initials, greyscale, floriated initials

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Added: 2021-09-24

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

This capital “O” 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 a modern illusrtation based on the C, as the bo [...]

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Added: 2009-11-17

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62o.—Initial capital letter “O” from Dance of Death Alphabet.Die Bücher-Ornamentik Der Renaissance (Vol. I.) (1878)

This decorative initial letter “O”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein and dating from 1523. The skeleton figures in the alphabet represent death. This letter, O, a terrified mo [...]

Keywords: lettero, initials, death, people, skeletons, religion, greyscale

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Added: 2012-04-03

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Clip-art: calligraphic decorative initial capital letter O from Plate 65The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

A detail from Plate 65 with just the decorative initial letter O.

O, M, A, D, U or V, I or J, L.

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

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Added: 2006-06-14

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

A decorative initial “O” 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 ( [...]

Keywords: lettero, initials, calligraphy, lettering, greyscale

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Added: 2025-04-09

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

A decorative initial “P” 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: 2025-04-09

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

Decorative initial letter O 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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Celtic knotwork dragon ornament/initialL’Ornament Polychrome (Ornament in Colour) (1869)

This decorative initial was taken from a ninth century psalter [unidentified in the book] and is said to be derived from “drakslingor” style runic carvings—that is, a Viking-age style using animal-ins [...]

Keywords: initials, celtic knotwork, drakslingor, lettero, red, gold, yellow, colour

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Added: 2014-03-08

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M, N, O, P, Q, T from English Gothic Letters 15th CenturyLetters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Letters “M” “N” “O” “P” “Q” and “T” from English gothic Letters, 15th Century. The M is not very legible by today’s standards, but might work as an initial letter or drop cap.

Keywords: alphabets, letterm, lettern, lettero, letterp, letterq, lettert, calligraphy, blackletter, greyscale

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Added: 2007-08-28

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