Ornamental Alphabets, Ancient and Mediæval (page 3/10)

17.—14th Century Illuminated MS.

This upper-case alphabet printed in green has thin tendrils intertwining between the letters, so that it is impossible to tell for certain where one letter ends and the next begins. [more...]

34. 34.—16th Century. Vatican.

Alphabet from a 16th Century manuscript in the Vatical Library. The letters are A B C D E F G H I K L M N P Q R S T Y, so that J, V, Y and Z are lacking. For J one would use J at that time, and U for [...] [more...]

50.—16th Century

This is not a good scan; I plan to replace it with one made at a higher resolution. Decorative initials [more...] [$]

Decorative initial letter “A” from 16th Century

This floriated ornamental capital “a” in white on black is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial. It is taken from a sixteenth-century alphabet in white on black. [more...]

Decorative initial letter “B” from 16th Century

This ornamental capital “b” in white on black is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial. It is taken from a sixteenth-century alphabet in white on black. [more...]

Decorative initial letter “C” from 16th Century

This ornamental capital “c” in white on black is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial. It is taken from a sixteenth-century alphabet in white on black. [more...]

Decorative initial letter “D” from 16th Century

This ornamental capital “d” in white on black is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial. It is taken from a sixteenth-century alphabet in white on black. [more...]

Decorative initial letter “E” from 16th Century

This ornamental capital “e” in white on black is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial. It is taken from a sixteenth-century alphabet in white on black. [more...]

Decorative initial letter “F” from 16th Century

This ornamental capital “f” in white on black is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial. It is taken from a sixteenth-century alphabet in white on black. [more...]

Decorative initial letter “F” from 16th Century

This ornamental capital “F” in white on black is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial. It is taken from a sixteenth-century alphabet in white on black. [more...]

Decorative initial letter “G” from 16th Century

This ornamental capital “g” in white on black is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial. It is taken from a sixteenth-century alphabet in white on black. [more...]

Decorative initial letter “H” from 16th Century

This ornamental capital “h” in white on black is suitable for use as a drop cap (dropped capital) or a decorative initial. It is taken from a sixteenth-century alphabet in white on black. [more...]