This floriated Gothic R is a wood-type initial with bifurcated serifs, a notched open bowl, and a double-curved leg. Notches in serifs enclose single dots. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic S is a wood-type initial adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, and a split spine. Two of the curls and notches in the serifs and enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic S is a wood-type initial adorned with bifurcated serifs with curls, and a split spine. Two of the curls and notches in the serifs and enclose single dots. The letter sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Barbier, Joannes (Printer)
Created:
1508
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated wood-type initial M with splayed legs, flat serifed apexes, and a pointed vertex that sits above the baseline. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
di Quategii, Piero (variants Quarengi Piero/de Quarengiis, Petrus, Bergomensis)
Created:
1508-03-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a grotesque (floating, winged head and two long-tailed creatures) wood-type initial M incised with straight legs, serifed apexes, a pointed vertex that sits on the baseline. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
di Quategii, Piero (variants Quarengi Piero/de Quarengiis, Petrus, Bergomensis)
Created:
1508-03-24
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial A adorned with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a serifed extended top bar with rounded apex above it, a thin V-shaped crossbar ending in flowers, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a mitered frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a grotesque (face in left side of bowl) Gothic wood-type initial C with bifurcated serifs with embellished curls on the top one, and a notched bowl. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a grotesque (long-nosed creature) wood-type initial C with flared serifs, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial H adorned with bifurcated serifs ending in curls, medial pierced rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a mitered frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial I embelilshed with bifurcated serifs with curls, and a medial pierced rounded bump-out. It sits on a criblé background in a mitered frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial M with bifurcated serifs with embellished curls, medial pierced rounded bump-outs, scalloped apexes, straight legs, a pointed vertex that sits above the baseline, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background in a frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial P with bifurcated serifs with embellished curls, pierced rounded bump-outs, and an open bowl. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial N with bifurcated serifs with curls, medial pierced rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial Q with bifurcated tail with embellished curls and a ring embellishment, pierced rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial R with bifurcated serifs with embelllished curls, a notched bowl, a medial pierced rounded bump-out, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial S decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with embellished curls, a pierced rounded bump-out on the spine, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial T embellished with bifurcated serifs with embellished curls, a medial pierced rounded bump-out, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Printer: Badius Ascencus, Jodocus (variant Josse)
Created:
1511 - 1515
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial A embellished with line shade, bifurcated serifs with embellishted curls, a pointed apex, and a crossbar ending in serifs with embellished curls. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This is a floriated Gothic wood-type initial A embellished with line shade, bifurcated serifs with embellished curls, a looped apex, a V-shaped crossbar with serifs with embellished curls, and pierced legs. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
This is a floriated ornamental wood-type initial C adorned with rope-embellished line shade, bifurcated serifs with embellished curls, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background enclosed in a frame.
