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161.—Venetian Gothic Capitals. 15th Century.Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Any of the minu­scule forms of Blackletter which have been illus­trated may be used with the Gothic capitals of figures 165 – 5, 166, 177, 179, 185, 188-9; or with such Un­cial capitals as are illustr [...]

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166.—Italian Gothic Initials, Giov. Palatino, 16th Century.Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Figures 164 to 166 show alphabets of Gothic pen-drawn capitals that will serve as a basis for such adaptations as are shown in the modern examples 152 and 153. (p. 140) Giovanni Battista Palatino was [...]

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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 [...]

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

This initial letter “A” 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 [...]

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

This initial letter “B” 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 [...]

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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 [...]

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

This initial letter “D” 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 [...]

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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 [...]

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

This initial letter “F” 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 [...]

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

This initial letter “G” 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 [...]

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

This initial letter “H” 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 [...]

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168.—German Gothic Initials (J to Q)Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Figures 167 to 169 show a more elaborate but an excellent and typical variety of this form of capital, which is one of the most beautiful and distinctive of Gothic letters. Shorn of its fussy small l [...]

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

This intensely ornate swirly calligraphic capital letter “J” 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, especal [...]

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

This swirly calligraphic ornate intense capital letter “K” 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 [...]

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

This swirly calligraphic ornate intense capital L 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 peopl [...]

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169.—German Gothic Initials (R to Z)Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

Figures 167 to 169 show a more elaborate but an excellent and typical variety of this form of capital, which is one of the most beautiful and distinctive of Gothic letters. Shorn of its fussy small l [...]

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170.—Italian Gothic Capitals. 16th Century.Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

“Figures 170 to 173 exhibit a group of Gothic capitals more or less allied in character and all pen letters.” (p. 140) I have not split these letters into individual images, although I could do so on [...]

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171.—English Gothic Capitals. 16th Century.Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

“Figures 170 to 173 exhibit a group of Gothic capitals more or less allied in character and all pen letters.” (p. 140) I have not split these letters into individual images, although I could do so on [...]

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178. – English Gothic Letters. 15th Century. F.C.B.Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

“Figures 177 to 179 show some English Gothic Letters, the last being that employed so effectively in the pen-drawn page by Mr. Abbey, [Fig. 153].” (p. 140) The diagram is signed F.C.B., which I take t [...]

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179.—English gothic Letters, 15th Century. F.C.B.Letters & Lettering: A Treatise With 200 Examples (1921)

“Figures 177 to 179 show some English Gothic Letters, the last being that employed so effectively in the pen-drawn page by Mr. Abbey, [Fig. 153].” (p. 140) The diagram is signed F.C.B., which I take t [...]

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