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Յ (1675).

Initial capital Յ (5/18) from Joannes Agop’s Grammatica Latina Armenice explicata (Rome: Typis Sacrae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide, 1675).

See the other beautiful initial caps from Agop’s book.

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A lady of letters (1715).

Linguist and scholar Elizabeth Elstob included her portrait in the initial that begins her Anglo-Saxon grammar entitled, The rudiments of grammar for the English-Saxon tongue, first given in English: with an apology for the study of northern antiquities. Being very useful for the understanding of our ancient English poets, and other writers (London: Printed by W. Bowyer, 1715). Elstob's book is the first Anglo-Saxon grammar written in English. Her preface explains, "Considering the Pleasure I myself had reaped from the Knowledge I have gained from the Original of our Mother Tongue, and that others of my own Sex, might be capable of the same Satisfaction: I resolv'd to give them the Rudiments of that Language in English dress" (ii).

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Հ (1675).

Initial capital Հ (1/18) from Joannes Agop's Grammatica Latina Armenice explicata (Rome: Typis Sacrae Congregationis de Propaganda Fide, 1675).

See the other beautiful initial caps from Agop's book.

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Initials

I have a lot of obsessions, and they tend to rotate. My latest? Initials (historiated initials, inhabited initials, initial caps, drop caps, etc.) from really really really old books. Keeping some of my favorites on Pinterest. Follow Terry Bain’s board Initials on Pinterest. Cool.

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Mikey Burton

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This is what happens when you rediscover the game of Pacman and then finding you’re becoming consumed with Pac-Dots...

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A simple doodle inspired this letter T. Copious drawings of figure-of-8 shapes resulted in a ‘never-ending’ letter with no beginning and no end.