Initiales historiques, gravures sur bois, publiées en 1895 - Illustrations

Initials from different eras and countries of origin, top: Initial D (16th century), Initial W from the first folio edition of Shakespeare's works 1623, Initial I from a 12th century manuscript, Initiale A by Albrecht Dürer (16th century). Center: Initial D from the 9th century, Merovingian Initial A (8th century), Initial V from a 10th century manuscript (British Museum, London), Initial E from a manuscript of the 9th century (St. Gallen Monastery). Below: Initial D from the Paris edition of Saxo Grammaticus from 1514, Initial D by Lucas Cranach (16th century), Initiale Z (16th century). Facsimiles (wood engravings), published in 1895.