This floriated wood-type initial M is decorated with flared serifs, serifed apexes, straight legs, and a pointed vertex that sits above the baseline. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
The brothers de Sylva
Created:
1517
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated wood-type initial M is decorated with flared serifs, serifed apexes, straight legs, and a pointed vertex that sits above the baseline. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
The brothers de Sylva
Created:
1517
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This inhabited (two embracing cherubs) G is a wood-type initial decorated with a flared serif, a spur, hatched shading, and a hatched background. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Froben, [Johann] (variant Joannes)
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This inhabited (three figures) P is a wood-type initial adorned with flared serifs, an open bowl, hatched shading, and a hatched background. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Froben, [Johann] (variant Joannes)
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This inhabited (man in hat) P is a wood-type initial adorned with flared serifs, an open bowl, hatched shading, and a hatched background. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Froben, [Johann] (variant Joannes)
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This inhabited (child) P is a wood-type initial adorned with flared serifs, an open bowl, hatched shading, and a hatched background. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Froben, [Johann] (variant Joannes)
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This inhabited (two kneeling children) S is a wood-type initial embellished with flared serifs, hatched shading, and a hatched background. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Froben, [Johann] (variant Joannes)
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This inhabited (bearded man in a conical hat) V is a wood-type initial embellished with flared serifs, a pointed vertex, hatched shading, and a hatched background. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Froben, [Johann] (variant Joannes)
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated wood-type initial is a beveled Gothic S decorated with bifurcated serifs with curls, a ruffled-ring embellishment, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated wood-type initial is a Gothic A decorated with bifurcated serifs with curls, a serifed extended apex, and a thin looped crossbar ending in leaves. It sits on a criblé background. There is some hand coloring in red.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This zoomorphic (kneeling monkey) wood-type initial is a Gothic C decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, and an interrupted bowl. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated wood-type initial is a Romanesque double-bowl E decorated with bifurcated serifs with some curls, notched bowls, an entwined crossbar, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated wood-type initial is a Gothic I decorated with bifurcated serifs with exaggerated curls, medial pierced rounded bump-outs, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background. There is some hand coloring in red.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated wood-type initial is an ornamental Gothic I decorated with bifurcated serifs with exaggerated leafy curls, medial pierced rounded bump-outs, and tick hatching. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated wood-type initial is a Gothic S decorated with line shade, bifurcated serifs with curls, a severed spine, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This shadowed landscape M is an outline wood-type initial decorated with line shade, hatched shading, straight legs, serifed apexes, and a pointed vertex that sits on the baseline. It is enclosed in a frame.
Contributor:
Froben, Io[hann]; More, Thomas (Author)
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic A is a wood-type initial decorated with bifurcated serifs with curls, a serifed extended apex, single dots enclosed in serif notches, a thin V-shaped crossbar with bulbous endings, and a fleur-de-lis embellishment. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic A is a wood-type initial decorated with bifurcated serifs with curls, a serifed extended apex, single dots enclosed in serif notches, a thin V-shaped crossbar with bulbous endings, and a fleur-de-lis embellishment. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated uncial-style Gothic D is a wood-type initial decorated with bifurcated serifs with curls, notches in the bowl and serifs enclosing single dots, a rounded bump-out, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic P is a wood-type initial decorated with bifurcated serifs with curls, a notched bowl, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background. Note: Red markings within letter
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic И (backward N) is a wood-type initial decorated with bifurcated serifs with curls, a thin diagonal, and hatched shading. It sits on a criblé background. Handwritten red markings within the letter.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic V is a wood-type initial decorated with bifurcated serifs with some curls, hatched shading, and a flat vertex. It sits on a criblé background. Handwritten red markings within the letter.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
This floriated Gothic V is a wood-type initial decorated with bifurcated serifs with some curls, hatched shading, and a flat vertex. It sits on a criblé background. Note: Crudely hand colored.
Contributor:
Kerver, Thielman
Created:
1518
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Special Collections and Rare Books.
