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

Decorative initial letter Q from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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

Decorative initial monogram “TH” (I think) from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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

Decorative initial letter S from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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

Decorative initial letter M from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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

Decorative initial letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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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.

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

Decorative initial letter P from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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

Decorative initial letter I from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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

Decorative initial letter F from Fifteenth Century No. 4.

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Plate 74.—Fifteenth Century No. 4 (one of 2)The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

“[...] a series of bold initials from detached fragments in the South Kensington Museum.” (p. 103) I split this plate into two so as to be able to show a higher-resolution version of the image. I hav [...]

Keywords: initials, colour, lettering, alphabets

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Added: 2007-02-18

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Letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Decorative initial letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4, blue with a red background. In use I would expect the letter to be set into the text, with the flourishes sticking out into the margin.

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Letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Decorative initial letter A from Fifteenth Century No. 4, red with a blue background. In use I would expect the letter to be set into the text, with the flourishes sticking out into the margin.

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Plate 74.—Fifteenth Century No. 4 (two of 2)The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

“[...] a series of bold initials from detached fragments in the South Kensington Museum.” (p. 103) I split this plate into two so as to be able to show a higher-resolution version of the image. I hav [...]

Keywords: initials, red, blue, colour, lettering, alphabets

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Added: 2007-05-08

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Blue FloretThe Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

A sample ornament made by taking a swirl from the Letter R on plate 74, and then rotating it. There is another example here.

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Added: 2010-05-27

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Blue FLoret, larger, ExampleThe Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

You could use this decoration as a border or as a tailpiece, perhaps. See the floret itself.

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Green and brown border with vines and birdThe Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

This border was taken from “Hours of the Virgin” (Harl. 2,936). The book is attributed to the Master of Martainville and includes 24 miniatures with foliate borders (such as this one) in colours and g [...]

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Added: 2012-06-29

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Plate 85b.—Fifteenth Century No. 15 (Borders)The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Various borders and corners from a Book of Hours from the 15th century. I have scanned it in two parts; this is part two (part one is not yet online). I have separated out some of the elements and cle [...]

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Added: 2008-02-13

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Horizontal border with flowers, Item 15 from Plate 85The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Fifteenth century horizontal floral border from Plate 85. I have edited it a little so that it more or less joins on to itself, to make a longer line.

Keywords: borders, colour, decorative elements

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Border with corner, Item 17 from Plate 85The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Fifteenth century vertical floral border with corner and horizontal segment, from Plate 85.

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Added: 2008-02-13

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Plate 93.—Sixteenth Century No. 5The Art of Illuminating As Practised in Europe from the Earliest Times (1860)

Not a complete alphabet, and with an odd “O” but still an interesting set of decorative initials, including fishes and vegetables and leaves and grapes, with red letters on a black and white backgroun [...]

Keywords: initials, red, black, colour, typography, alphabets, inhabited initials, floriated initials

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Added: 2005-10-03

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