Museum Plantin-Moretus Online Catalogue

Object number
MPM.HB.12118
Title
- Ornamental initial D, 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
Printed in
- Georges de la Hèle, Octo missae quinque, sex et septem vocum, 1578, CCXLIII links T, CCXLIII rechts B2
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 [D]
- Stephen Harvard, Ornamental initials: the woodcut initials of Christopher Plantin: a complete catalogue, 1974, nr. 7 [D]
- Kristof Selleslach, TORAD: Typografische Ornamenten Repertorium van Antwerpse Drukkers 1541-1600 [database], 2014-, IN00806 (in S0020)