#initials

[cuties-in-codices]

entanglements

full-page "L" initial from the "troppauer evangeliar" (the evangeliary made by johannes of troppau), prague, c. 1368

source: Vienna, ÖNB, Cod. 1182, fol. 2r

[riesenfeldcenter]

A mixed bag of letters and animals (featuring a couple of dragons!) from a beautiful 1525 book of Canon law. Someone please make these decorated initials into Bananagrams tiles.

[uwmspeccoll]

Typography Tuesday

Last month, the Milwaukee Public Library's Arts & Media Department held its first Art Book Club session. Intended as an informal art book appreciation club that meets once a month in the Art, Music, and Recreation room, each session explores a different theme by looking at the wide variety of art materials in the collection. The collection is historical, non-circulating, and vast. I attended and spent an hour and a half mesmerized by the array of luscious materials presented.

There was design, architecture, fashion, and much more. As a type nerd, I was especially drawn to the several late 19th- and early 20th-century type specimen books on the tables. Here, for example, are some pages of chromatic initials by various European and American companies from Schriften Atlas, compiled by Ludwig Petzendorfer and published in Stuttgart by Julius Hoffmann in 1898.

MPL held its second Art Book Club session on the theme of "Animals" last night, but I missed it because I was conducting an evening instruction session. Dang! But I'll be attending future sessions when I can and I'll keep y'all apprised.

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-- MAX, Head, Special Collections

[poetryofmuses]

I was so obsessed with him, I used to write his initials on my wrist.

[kaylor-lovestory]

K.K & T.S 👯‍♀️

[kwyw]

Not the K+T boots shown with the dancing in the snowglobe… 😏

(Plus the fox peeking out of the boots… the I Know Places/Cowboy Like Me of it all…)

[adrianainla]

Te Amo

[maraudersoncrack1981]

I was talking to my mum about these rings we found were you could get custom initials on them and I told her if I got one I'd get the initials R S J P on it and I asked her if she knew why and she just sighed, shook her head and asked me why I was so obsessed with the marauders, I looked her dead in the eyes, shrugged and said "dead gay wizards"

She's never looked more disappointed in me

[oldinterneticons]

[xsweetxpeachx]

i hate all these “carve your initials into me” posts. you bitches would never. shut the fuck up about it

Hahaha

“Bitches would never”

The N on my leg says otherwise.

I am property and proud ☺️

[upennmanuscripts]

Today's #YearOfHours is Ms. Codex 1566, a book of hours, use of Metz, probably written in Metz in the late 14th century. The opening miniature of the Hours of the Virgin, showing Mary nursing Jesus, is associated with Metz.

Online:

[cuties-in-codices]

various types of guys in initials

in the "chansonnier de zeghere van male", an illuminated songbook, bruges, c. 1542

source: Cambrai, Bibliothèque municipale, ms. 128

[riesenfeldcenter]

Happy Thanksgiving! Since everyone loved the initials from our recent post so much, here's an assortment (mostly) from our great collection of English law.

We're grateful for...kings? Unfortunately we couldn't find a decorated "K," but this image from a King's proclamation will have to do.

[uwmspeccoll]

Typography Tuesday

KEYSTONE INTIALS AND CUTS

The Keystone Type Foundry was established in Philadelphia in 1888 and operated independently until 1917 when it became one of the many foundries absorbed by American Type Founders. These cast and electrotyped initials and cuts are from the foundry's Catalogue and Specimen Book Keystone Products Consisting of Type, Material Furniture Complete Line of Miscellaneous Supplies for Printers and Publishers published in Philadelphia in 1910. All the initials and cuts shown here were designed by Keystone's own staff except for the Meridale and Lotus Initials which were licensed to Keystone.

This catalogue was copy No. 5351 and according to its bookplate was the property of Keystone and was only lent out, not sold or given, to a printer/publisher, and was expected to be returned "intact and in good condition, reasonable wear expected." Someone clearly did not follow those instructions, as several specimens have been cut from the catalogue's pages as can be seen in the Caslon Bold Page Ornaments.

View other specimens from this Keystone Catalogue.

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[blackpointgame]

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[fracool]

In case anyone’s wondering FF are my initials 😂