This floriated Romanesque wood-type inital A is embellished with bifurcated serifs with curls, notches in some serifs that enclose single dots, a rounded apex, and a thin looped crossbar ending in bifurcated serifs. It sits on a criblé background. Handwritten attribution on front.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type inital A is embellished with line shade, a serifed extended apex with a rounded bump-out above, bifurcated serifs with curls where the notches enclose single dots, and a thin V-shaped crossbar with a hooked vertex above the baseline. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type inital A is embellished with bifurcated serifs with curls, a serifed extended apex where the notches in the serifs enclose single dots, and a V-shaped thin crossbar ending in curls. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type inital B is adorned with line shade, bifurcated serifs, bowls with notches that enclose single dots, and a thin slightly curved crossbar. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type inital B is adorned with line shade, bifurcated serifs, medial rounded bump-outs, an entwined crossbar that ends in leaves, and the junction of the bowl doesn't meet the stem. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type inital V is enhanced by line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, rounded bump-outs, a pointed vertex, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type inital T is decorated with bifurcated serifs, notches in the serifs that enclose single dots, and a curved arm. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type inital T is decorated with bifurcated serifs with curls, notches in the serifs that enclose single dots, and a curved arm. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type inital T is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, and medial rounded bump-outs. Notches in the serifs enclose single dots, The letter sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type inital И (backward N) is embellished with bifurcated serifs with curls; notches in serifs that enclose single dots, and a thin diagonal with triangluar bump-outs. It sits on a criblé background. This is an И printed sideways to mimic an S.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type inital S is adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, and a split spine. The notch in the top serif encloses a single dot. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type inital S is adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, notches in the serifs enclosing single dots, and a split spine. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type inital S is adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, notches in the serifs enclose single dots, and a split spine. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type inital R is decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a rounded bump-out, and an open bowl. Notches in some of the serifs enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type inital R is enhanced by bifurcated serifs with curls, an open bowl with a notch, a double-curved leg, and a medial rounded bump-out with a sunburst embellishment. The notches in the serifs and the bowl enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This inhabited (portrait) Gothic wood-type inital Q is adorned by line shade, a bifurcated tail, and rounded bump-outs. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type inital P is enhanced by bifurcated serifs with curls, a sunburst embellished rounded bumpiout, and an open bowl. The notches enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type inital P is enhanced by line shade, bifurcated serifs with embellished curls, a medial rounded bump-out, a notched bowl, and a pierced stem. The notches enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type inital N is adorned with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, medial rounded bump-outs with sunburst embellishments, and a thin diagonal. The notches in the serifs enclose single dots. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1514
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.