Museum Plantin-Moretus Online Catalogue

Object number
MPM.HB.09842
Title
- Ornamental initial A, roman (42 mm)
- Latin alphabet, roman, religious historiation, two-line border (42 mm)
Creator
Jean-Michel Papillon (woodcutter (printmaker))
Description
Depicting St A[?]
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. 32 [A-1]