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Illuminated capital "S" is a fire-breathing dragon. A Celtic, illuminated S includes knot-work and animal heads. A simple illuminated capital "S" with plant designs. A very ornate illuminated capital "S" includes: owl, dragon and peacock! Additional Illuminated letter "S"s will be uploaded here in the future. Please read the Terms of Use for images found on this page. All letters are restored and sometimes redrawn by Kathy Grimm. S (named 'ess /ˈɛs/, plural esses) is the 19th letter in the modern English alphabet and the ISO basic Latin alphabet. The minuscule form of 's' was 'ſ', called the long s, up to the fourteenth century or so, and the form 'S' was used then only as uppercase in the same manner that the forms 'G' and 'A' are only uppercase. With the introduction of printing, the modern form 's' began to be used at the end of words by some printers. Later, it was used everywhere in print and eventually spread to manuscript letters as well. For example, "sinfulness" would be rendered as "ſinfulneſſ" in all medieval hands, and later it was "ſinfulneſs" in some blackletter hands and in print. The modern spelling "sinfulness" did not become widespread in print until the beginning of the 19th century, largely to prevent confusion of 'ſ' with the lowercase 'f' in typefaces which had a very short horizontal stroke in their lowercase 'f'. The ligature of 'ſs' (or 'ſz') became the German Eszett, 'ß'. It is commonly believed that it was the London printer John Bell (1745–1831) who popularized the modern "round s", in place of the elongated 'ſ', although exactly when he did this is unclear. In his multivolume series, The British Theatre, he began using the short form instead of the elongated letter circa 1785, not entirely at first but in later years more and more consistently. His edition of Shakespeare, in 1785, was advertised with the claim that he "ventured to depart from the common mode by rejecting the long 'ſ' in favor of the round one, as being less liable to error....." In the field of more ephemeral publications, Bell began a London newspaper called The World, of which it has been said that a "vital change ... first made in The World, entitled No. 1 of that paper (for Monday, January 1, 1787) to be chronicled in any kalendar of typographical progress: the abolition of the long 'ſ'...." Bell may have popularized it, but he did not invent it; in his letter of March 26, 1786 to Francis Childs, Benjamin Franklin wrote "the Round s .... begins to be the Mode, and in nice printing the Long 'ſ' is rejected entirely." Read more . . .

Illuminated manuscripts were decorated with beautiful "illuminated" (gold and silver) initials, decorations and pictures. Our set of illuminated alphabet colouring pages follows that tradition, but we are providing two versions per letter - one "simple" and one more traditional - so that everyone can enjoy colouring them in.

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The inks for the Pathfinder Goblins project. It was a delight working in humorous nods to various books. J.

Anyone whose name begins with the letter A is sure to appreciate this lovely colouring page in illuminated letter style! There are two versions to choose from. The first, pictured, has lots of detail.

Folio with a portion of a sample alphabet, England, 1475-1525, British Library Add MS 88887, f. 14r The Macclesfield Alphabet Book is an exquisitely beautiful c. 15th-century 'pattern book'. It contains the most complete set of designs for manuscript decoration known to have survived from late-medieval Britain. It might have...

Reproductions of Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts Initial P in the Adoration of the Christ Child, 1567 Fra Vincintius a Fundis, Italian Full Size Reproduction: Image: 16.25 x 10.65 inches Fine Art Reproduction This reproduction is a new, individually printed and proofed, superior quality, giclee* process, fine art print using archival pigment inks to ensure permanence. It is printed on 100% cotton rag acid-free, heavyweight fine art paper with a luxurious textured watercolor paper finish and archival pigment inks to ensure permanence. Created for collectors, this reproduction IS NOT A POSTER on low quality, inexpensive paper. Unique to the Middle Ages and early Renaissance, illuminated manuscripts were handcopied books on parchment, vellum or paper. Supplemented by decorated initials, elaborate borders and miniature illustrations in shining gold and colorful brilliant paints they were reserved for special books like prayer books and altar Bibles. Original Medium: Tempera, gold and ink on parchment. Reproduction - Colored inks on Fine Art Paper. Image Size: full - image: 16.25 x 10.65 inches printed on larger 19 x 13 inch paper to allow ample borders for matting and framing Prints ship in a heavy protective cardboard tube. **the giclee process produces a high quality, fine art reproduction from a high-resolution digital file of an image. The file is then printed with a high-resolution photo generation printer on a fine art paper. Most artists and working photographers today use the giclee process to produce reproductions of their original artwork and photographs. As with any original art or fine art reproduction, it is recommended that prints are framed and displayed under glass to prevent color fade or shift over the years.

Example of 16th century Italian gothic letters, or blackletter. The three pages of examples, Figures 141 , 142 and 143 , exhibit the characteristic forms and standard variations of the Round Gothic.

Our illuminated letter colouring pages have been designed for you to pick out individual letters, or you can use several together to make up a word that means something special to you. We've included two versions of the letter L below (a simple design, and a more detailed design too).

Step-by-step tutorial using watercolor gold paint and regular watercolors for a highly decorative look. An illuminated flower letter.

Enjoy some relaxing colouring time with this eye-catching hand-illustrated Letter E colouring page. Choose from our ornate, detailed version or a simpler design below.

Signatures: pi[superscript 2](-pi2), a[superscript 4] b[superscript 2](-b2), A[superscript 8] B-K[superscript 4] L[superscript 2]; 40 leaves of plates

aqui está o núcleo para um pequeno ensaio sobre tipografia barroca, parte de nossa pesquisa mais ampla sobre tipografia colonial O barroco iniciou-se tecnicamente numa data precisa, que foi durante o Concílio de Trento. Este foi o mais longo da história da Igreja (1545-1563) e é chamado Concílio da contra-reforma. Emitiu numerosos decretos disciplinares, em oposição aos protestantes e estandardizou a missa através da igreja católica, abolindo largamente as variações locais. Regula também as obrigações dos bispos e confirma a presença de Cristo na eucaristia através de imagens. Definiu de uma forma explícita e intencional que a arte deve estar ao serviço dos ritos da igreja católica. São criticados pelos protestantes precisamente pelo uso das imagens sagradas por todo o lado, tinham uma postura iconoclasta. Para o catolicismo, as imagens são elementos mediadores entre a humanidade e Deus. Para os teóricos da contra-reforma constitui um meio privilegiado de doutrina cristã e da história sagrada. Assim, na prática, o Vaticano, para combater o Protestantismo, tomou uma série de medidas, entre elas o investimento em arte voluptuosa para atrair os fiéis as Igrejas. Claro que os artistas e a mentalidade para o Barroco já preexistiam, sendo a primeira Igreja barroca, justamente a sede, da recém-fundada Companhia de Jesus, a Igreja de Jesus (1568), com sua fachada de Giacomo della Porta (ca.1541-1604). Por outro lado, alguns teóricos fazem avançar o estilo barroco até meados do século XVIII, com sua derivação rococó ou rocaille, cuja graciosidade requintada de formas sinuosas e assimétricas pode ser vista como um processo natural de desenvolvimento do século anterior. Os jesuítas foram grandes difusores do Barroco no período colonial através de suas missões. Foram os primeiros a trazer artistas e artesãos de renome, alem de pensadores, como o Padre Sepp, para o Brasil, antes das outras ordens. O movimento Barroco se estendeu até o século XVIII e foi definitivamente sepultado no Brasil com a chegada da missão francesa, trazida pela Coroa Portuguesa quando aqui se instalou fugindo de Napoleão. Contudo, ainda assim, o Barroco brasileiro é considerado tardio em relação aos outros paises, isto porque só começou para valer com 100 anos de atraso, depois da descoberta do ouro em Minas Gerais, que financiou os artistas e as ordens religiosas para criarem suas igrejas. Primeiramente, para que vocês possam ver o estilo "cadel", no qual publiquei a fantástica obra de Paulus Francke (realizada em 1602 e portanto classicamente barroca) publico logo abaixo imagens da obra "The Art of Calligraphy", de David Harris. Esta fonte é útilissima para capitulares embora exótica. PaulusFrancke A Intellecta também produziu DovtrinaChristam1622, digitalizada de um livro impresso em Goa pelos jesuitas, também barroca e com as muitas imperfeições de uma prensa e de tipos toscos realizados pelos jesúitas naquela missão na Ásia, muito abaixo da qualidade geral das obras da Sociedade de Jesus. Para trabalhos em texto, que exigem mais legibilidade, a escolha mais adequada, a meu ver, seria a GansIbarra, pois é refinada e para textos em jornal (não em livros), com duas ou tres colunas, garantirá legibilidade e uma sensação de tempos passados para qualquer projeto voce pode compra este livro pela Amazon.Com, clicando abaixo: x neste site voce pode obter um ensaio muito erudito (e no entanto de fácil compreensão) sobre o Barroco. x

Here you can choose between two complete sets of our illuminated alphabet colouring pages - embellished or simple. The embellished pages are quite intricate and will take a while to colour in, so are perfect for older children (and adults).

We've got two versions of this beautiful illuminated letter F colouring page to choose from: simple (but still very pretty), or a very fancy version for those who enjoy highly detailed colouring pages.

Scriptores historiae Augustae. Milan: Philippus de Lavagnia, 1475. Detail from page of text (I6v) with decorated initial "I". Sp Coll Hunterian Ds.2.7.