This floriated, ornamental, outline H is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs with curls, and a curved right leg ending in curl. It is enclosed in a frame.
Created:
1507 - 1513
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated, ornamental, outline H is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs with curls, and a curved right leg ending in curl. It is enclosed in a frame.
Created:
1507 - 1513
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated, ornamental, outline H is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs with curls, and a curved right leg ending in curl. It is enclosed in a frame.
Created:
1507 - 1513
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is the first globular map to use the term "America" in designating the continents of the New World. It was originally published to accompany Waldseemüller’s Cosmographiae introductio.
Creator:
Waldseemüller, Martin
Created:
1507
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, James Ford Bell Library.
This is a zoomorphic (two lizards) A incised wood-type initial enclosed in a frame. The text on the back is upside down indicating this was probably used as a V.
This is a zoomorphic (two lizards) A incised wood-type initial enclosed in a frame. The text on the back is upside down indicating this was probably used as a V.
This grotesque ornamental (face in terminal) S wood-type initial has hatched shading and is enclosed in a frame. The orientation is questionable as the face in the terminal is upside down.
This is a zoomorphic (bird) M wood-type initial incised with slightly splayed legs, flat serifed apexes, and the vertex on the baseline. It is enclosed in a mitered frame.
This is a zoomorphic (bird) M wood-type initial incised with slightly splayed legs, flat serifed apexes, and the vertex on the baseline. It is enclosed in a mitered frame.
This grotesque ornamental (face in terminal) S wood-type initial has hatched shading and is enclosed in a frame. The orientation is questionable as the face in the terminal is upside down.
This is a zoomorphic (bird) M wood-type initial incised with slightly splayed legs, flat serifed apexes, and the vertex on the baseline. It is enclosed in a mitered frame.
This double-bowl Gothic E is a wood-type initial sporting bifurcated serifs with curls, notched bowls, and an entwined crossbar ending in serifs. It sits on a criblé background. The notches in the bowls and all but one of the serifs enclose single dots.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic P is a wood-type initial decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with embellished curls, and an open bowl with a notch surrounding a single dot. There is a criblé background in the counter and a diagonally hatched background on the outside. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic P is a wood-type initial decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with embellished curls, and an open bowl with a notch surrounding a single dot. There is a criblé background in the counter and a diagonally hatched background on the outside. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This double-bowl Gothic E is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs with curls, notched bowls, and an entwined crossbar ending in serifs. It sits on a criblé background. The notches in the bowls and two of the serifs enclose single dots.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This double-bowl Gothic E is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs with curls, notched bowls, and an entwined crossbar ending in serifs. It sits on a criblé background. The notches in the bowls and two of the serifs enclose single dots.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque C is a wood-type initial decorated with line shade embellished in a rope design, bifurcated terminals with curls, and a notched bowl. There is a criblé background in the counter and a hatched background filling out the frame.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This double-bowl Gothic E is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs with curls, notched bowls, an entwined crossbar ending in serifs. It sits on a criblé background. The notches in the bowls and one of the serifs enclose single dots.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic B is a wood-type initial decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, notched open bowls with a split crossbar ending in flowers, and medial rounded bumpouts with sunburst embellishments. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This double-bowl Gothic E is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs with curls, notched bowls, an entwined crossbar ending in serifs. It sits on a criblé background. The notches in the bowls and two of the serifs enclose single dots. Upside down on full-page image.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This double-bowl Gothic E is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs with curls, notched bowls, an entwined crossbar ending in serifs. It sits on a criblé background. One of the notches in the bowls and all but two of the serifs enclose single dots.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque C is a wood-type initial decorated with line shade, bifurcated terminals with embellished curls, and a notched bowl. There is a horizontal hatched background in the counter and a criblé background filling out the frame.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Romanesque C is a wood-type initial decorated with line shade, bifurcated terminals with embellished curls, and a notched bowl. There is a horizontal hatched background in the counter and a criblé background filling out the frame.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic I is a wood-type initial decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs ending in embellished curls, a notch in one of the serifs serif encloses a single dot, and medial dots along the stem. It has a criblé background and is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic M is a wood-type initial decorated with bifurcated serifs ending in curls on a criblé background enclosed in a frame. It has splayed legs, pointed apexes and thin diagonals crossed to form a vertex that ends above the baseline in flared serifs.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.