Museum Plantin-Moretus Online Catalogue

Object number
MPM.HB.13158
Title
- Ornamental initial Z, lettre cadeau (50 mm)
- Latin alphabet, lettre cadeau, arabesque decoration (50 mm)
Creator
Arnaud Nicolai (woodcutter [printmaker])
Production date
1563
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. 2 [Z]
- Stephen Harvard, Ornamental initials: the woodcut initials of Christopher Plantin: a complete catalogue, 1974, nr. 38 [Z]