This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial D adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, a notched bowl, and medial oval bump-outs. The notches in the serifs and the bowl enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial is an uncial-style E decorated with bifurcated serifs, and a notched bowl. The notches in the serifs and bowl enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque F is a wood-type initial adorned with bifurcated serifs enclosing single dots, and a medial oval bump-out. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Romanesque wood-type initial I adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, medial oval bump-outs, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background. It is upside down on the full-page image.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial V is adorned with bifurcated serifs, oval bump-outs, a flat vertex, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial T is adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, and medial oval bump-outs.The notches in the serifs enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This Romanesque wood-type initial backward S (Ƨ or Rücken S) is adorned with bifurcated serifs enclosing single dots, and a split spine. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial S is adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, notches in serifs enclosing single dots, and pierced oval bump-outs. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque wood-type initial R is adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, a notched open bowl, a double-curved leg, and a medial oval bump-out. The notches in the serifs and the bowl enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial Q is adorned with a bifurcated tail, a notched bowl, notches in the serifs and bowl enclosing single dots, and a double-ring embellishment. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial P is adorned with bifurcated serifs, a notched bowl, and medial oval bump-outs. The notches in the serifs and bowl enclose single dots. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial N is adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, a thin diagonal, and medial oval bump-outs. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial M is adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, straight legs, thin diagonals meeting in a pointed vertex above the baseline, and medial oval bump-outs. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic wood-type initial L is adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, and medial oval bump-outs. The notches in the serifs enclose single dots. The right serif extends vertically and ends in a curl. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This zoomorphic (two birds) Romanesque wood-type initial I is adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls and enclosing single dots, medial rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This Lombardic M is an uncial-style wood-type initial with bowed legs, a center stem that meets the baseline, and horizontal serifs extending to close the counters.
Contributor:
Depratis, Nicolaus (variant Des Prez, Nicolas) (Printer)
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic A is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, a flat top, cove serifs, a curved left leg ending in curls, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic A is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a serifed extended apex, a V-shaped crossbar, and a pierced crossbar and leg. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Romanesque A is a back-sloped wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs, and a left serifed apex. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic B is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, swash serifs, open bowls, a curved crossbar, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic D is an uncial-style wood-type initial embellished by line shade, a clubbed tail, a notched bowl, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic F is a wood-type initial with vertical serifs that extend to join the two arms and continue down to the baseline, embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic G is a sprial-form wood-type initial embellished by line shade, a cove serif, an open bowl, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background and is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic H is an uncial-style wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls; a curved right leg with a notched side ending in flat serif, rounded bump-outs with diamond embellishment, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic D is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs with teardrops, a notched bowl, and a Celtic-knot adornment. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic P is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs, a notched bowl, and a Celtic-knot adornment. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Romanesque Q is a wood-type initial adorned by line shade, a counter that cuts its clubbed tail, ring embellishments, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic Q is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, a clubbed tail, and a notched bowl. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic S is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade and bifurcated swash serifs. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic S is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated swash serifs, a pierced spine, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic T is a half-uncial-style wood-type initial embellished by line shade, teardrop terminals, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic V is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs with teardrops, a pointed vertex, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Romanesque V is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a pointed vertex, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic A is an outline wood-type initial that is beveled, back sloped, and embellished by bifurcated serifs, a left-serifed apex, a trifurcated-serifed crossbar, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic C is an outline wood-type initial that is beveled, and embellished by bifurcated serifs, a scalloped-ring embellishment, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Romanesque E is an uncial-style outline wood-type initial that is beveled, and adorned by bifurcated serifs, a crossbar with a ring embellishment, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated ornamental I is an outline wood-type initial that is beveled, and embellished by exaggerated bifurcated cove serifs, a ring embellishment, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Romanesque P is an outline wood-type initial that is beveled and adorned by bifurcated serifs, a notched counter, a scalloped-ring embellishment, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic P is an outline wood-type initial that is beveled and adorned by bifurcated serifs enclosing balls, an open bowl, pointed-scallop-ring embellishments, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic Q is an outline wood-type initial that is beveled, embellished by a trifurcated tail, an interrupted bowl, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Romanesque Q is an outline wood-type initial that is beveled and decorated by a clubbed tail, ring embellishments, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic backward S (Ƨ, Rücken S) is an outline wood-type initial that is beveled and adorned by bifurcated serifs, a scalloped-ring embellishment on the spine, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic V is an outline wood-type initial that is beveled and adorned by bifurcated serifs, a pointed vertex, pointed-scallop-ring embellishments, and hatched shading. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Romanesque A is a back-sloped wood-type initial with a flat top embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, and a left serifed apex. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic E is a uncial-style wood-type initial embellished by line shade, and cove serifs extended on the right to close the counters. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic F is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs where the verticals on the right extend to join the two arms and continue down to the baseline, embellished by line shade, and a medial pierced rounded bump-out. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated ornamental I is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs with embellished curls adorned by line shade and a double-ring enhancement. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated ornamental I is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs with embellished curls adorned with line shade and a double-ring embellishment. It is enclosed in a frame.
This zoomorphic (wolf) Gothic uncial-form M is a wood-type initial adorned by line shade and a bifurcated serif on the center stem that meets the baseline. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic N is a uncial-style wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a curved leg on the right ending in flat serif, and a double-ring embellishment on the left leg. It is enclosed in a double frame.
This floriated Gothic P is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs, and double-ring embellishments. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Romanesque Q is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, and a clubbed tail. It has a criblé background within the counter and is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic S is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated swash serifs, and a double-ring embellishment on the spine. It is enclosed in a frame.
This zoomorphic (dragon) Gothic U is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, and cove serifs extended horizontally to close the counter. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic V is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, and a pointed vertex. It is enclosed in a frame.
This floriated Gothic U is a wood-type initial embellished by line shade, cove serifs extended horizontally along the top to enclose the counter, a notched left side, and a double-ring embellishment. It is enclosed in a frame. The letter is upside down on the full-page image.
This floriated Romanesque D is an uncial-style wood-type initial embellished with a bifurcated terminal, and a notched bowl. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque D is an uncial-style wood-type initial embellished with a bifurcated terminal, and a notched bowl. It sits on a criblé background and is enclosed in a frame.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque H is a wood-type initial embellished with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, medial rounded bump-outs, and a pearl-indented crossbar. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque H is a wood-type initial embellished with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, medial rounded bump-outs, and a pearl-indented crossbar. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque H is a wood-type initial embellished with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, medial rounded bump-outs, and a pearl-indented crossbar. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame. May be printed upside down. Compare the position of this pearl to the others.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque H is a wood-type initial embellished with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, medial rounded bump-outs, and a pearl-indented crossbar. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque P is a wood-type initial embellished with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, and a medial rounded bump-out. It sits on a criblé background.
Created:
1512
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This zoomorphic (bird) E is an incised wood-type initial embellished with line shade, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This zoomorphic (bird) E is an incised wood-type initial embellished with line shade, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This zoomorphic (bird) E is an incised wood-type initial embellished with line shade, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This zoomorphic (bird) E is an incised wood-type initial embellished with line shade, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This zoomorphic (bird) E is an incised wood-type initial embellished with line shade, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This zoomorphic (bird) E is an incised wood-type initial embellished with line shade, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This zoomorphic (bird) E is an incised wood-type initial embellished with line shade, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This zoomorphic (bird) E is an incised wood-type initial embellished with line shade, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This zoomorphic (bird) E is an incised wood-type initial embellished with line shade, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
