Decorative initial letter “J” from 11th century.details

Decorative initial letter “J” from 11th century.

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A deep blue with a red and green background and heavy patterning around this Uncial letter J, whose tail is made of a dragon biting the lower corner of the vertical stem of the letter. Note that it would serve for either an I or J.

You could use this as a decorative initial or as a drop cap. Use the link to get a version without a watermark.

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2314 dots per inch (approximately)