Museum Plantin-Moretus Online Catalogue

Object number
MPM.HB.12116
Title
- Ornamental initial B, roman (42 mm)
- Latin alphabet, roman, lettre fleurie (42 mm)
Creator
toegeschreven aan: Geeraard Jansen van Kampen (woodcutter (printmaker))
Production date
1567
Description
Shaded letter decorated with flowers
Object name
woodblock (printing matrix)
Material
wood (plant material)
Technique
woodcut (printing process)
Dimensions
Acquisition date
1876-04-20
Acquisition method
purchase - Moretus, Edward
Literature
- Max Rooses, Index characterum architypographiae Plantinianae = Proeven der lettersoorten gebruikt in de Plantijnsche drukkerij = Specimen des caractères employés dans l'imprimerie plantinienne, 1905, II, nr. 12 [B]
- Stephen Harvard, Ornamental initials: the woodcut initials of Christopher Plantin: a complete catalogue, 1974, nr. 7 [B]
- Kristof Selleslach, TORAD: Typografische Ornamenten Repertorium van Antwerpse Drukkers 1541-1600 [database], 2014-, IN00890 (in S0020)