This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial A is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a serifed extended top bar with rounded apexes above, a V-shaped crossbar ending in leaves, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background, enclosed in a frame. Handwritten note on front.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial P is decorated with bifurcated serifs and a notched bowl. The notches in the serifs and the bowl enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial Q is decorated with bifurcated terminals with curls, a notched open bowl, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background, enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated ornamental wood-type initial is an uncial-style E decorated with bifurcated serifs with curls, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background, enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial I is decorated with bifurcated serifs with exagerated curls ending in teardrops, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background, enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial A is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a serifed extended top bar with a rounded apex above, notches in serifs that enclose single dots, a V-shaped crossbar with a twisted vertex ending in a loop above the baseline, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial E, uncial style, is decorated with line shade, and bifurcated serifs with curls. The notches in the serifs enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial E, uncial style, is decorated with line shade, and bifurcated serifs with curls. The notches in the serifs enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. There are single dots enclosed in the notches of some of the serifs. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. There are single dots enclosed in the notches of some of the serifs. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. The letter sits on a criblé background. It may be printed upside down—see the position of the indentation on the crossbar.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. There are single dots enclosed in the notches of some of the serifs. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. There are single dots enclosed in the notches of some of the serifs. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. There are single dots enclosed in the notches of some of the serifs. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. There are single dots enclosed in the notches of the serifs. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. There are single dots enclosed in the notches of the serifs. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. There are single dots enclosed in the notches of some of the serifs. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. There are single dots enclosed in the notches of the serifs. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. There are single dots enclosed in the notches of the serifs. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial H is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pearl-indented crossbar, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. There are single dots enclosed in the notches of some of the serifs. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Regnault, [Franciscus] (Printer); Petit, Jean (variant Parvus, Joannes) (Printer)
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
