Decorative and type examples randomly pulled from various books: A Friday Free-For-All. #typography #bookdesign #historiatedinitial #antiquarianbooks #printing #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CYcJgh9pRFt/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Decorative and type examples randomly pulled from various books: A Friday Free-For-All. #typography #bookdesign #historiatedinitial #antiquarianbooks #printing #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CYcJgh9pRFt/?utm_medium=tumblr
King David plays his harp: initial B from Psalm 1 in a mid-thirteenth century Psalter, possibly from Hildesheim, Germany. Free Library of Philadelphia, Lewis E 186. Currently being digitized and catalogued as part of the #bibliophilly project @sims_mss @freelibraryrarebooks @freelibrary #psalter #kingdavid #harp #historiatedinitial #blessedistheman (at University of Pennsylvania)
Today we offer inhabited initials for your scrolling pleasure, enjoy! #inhabitedinitial #historiatedinitial #printinghistory #latintexts #initials #bookstagram #printingtype #soecialcollections #antiquarianbooks books https://www.instagram.com/p/CYtyo3fLycG/?utm_medium=tumblr
Some smashing drop caps found in one my dad’s cookbooks #historiatedinitial https://www.instagram.com/p/CJRYHb-heDf/?igshid=6qc8flvwqmax