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.
