Museum Plantin-Moretus Online Catalogue

Object number
MPM.HB.12143
Title
- Ornamental initial D, roman (29 mm)
- Latin alphabet, roman, lettre fleurie (29 mm)
Creator
: Geeraard Jansen van Kampen (woodcutter (printmaker))
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
- Stephen Harvard, Ornamental initials: the woodcut initials of Christopher Plantin: a complete catalogue, 1974, nr. 16 [D]