Museum Plantin-Moretus Online Catalogue

Object number
MPM.HB.12188
Title
- Ornamental initial X, roman (52 mm)
- Latin alphabet, roman, grotesque historiation (52 mm)
Creator
Antoni van Leest (woodcutter (printmaker))
Production date
1568 - 1570
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. 7 [X]
- Stephen Harvard, Ornamental initials: the woodcut initials of Christopher Plantin: a complete catalogue, 1974, nr. 5 [X]