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Historiated Initials: Letters with a Story to Tell!

By Jenny Weston Medieval initials come in all shapes and sizes. They also come with different kinds of decoration. While some feature twisty vines, flowers, and other abstract designs, others prese…

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Historiated initial 'S' depicting the stoning of St. Stephen Historiated Initial, Manuscript Illumination, Gothic Calligraphy, Medieval Music, St Stephen, Illustrated Manuscript, Initial S, Art Chinois, Alfabet Letters

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Historiated initial 'S' depicting the stoning of St. Stephen

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From our Medieval & Earlier Manuscripts blog post 'Horray for Public Domain Images' Image: Historiated initial (London, British Library, MS Arundel 91, f. 26v). Illuminated Script, Occult Imagery, Historiated Initial, Medieval Illustration, St Michael Prayer, Medieval Illumination, Lives Of The Saints, Illustrated Manuscript, Early Medieval

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Hooray for Public Domain Images!

Recently we asked our readers how they have been using our public domain images. And we're extremely gratified by the many responses we have received, via Twitter (@blmedieval) and in the comments section at the end of the original blogpost. Here is a selection of your comments: I do medieval...

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Historiated initial ‘I’(nitium) of Mark and his lion writing the Gospel, from the Worms Bible, Germany (Middle Rhineland), 3rd quarter of the 12th century, Harley MS 2804, f. 188v - See more at: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2014/06/the-burden-of-writing-scribes-in-medieval-manuscripts.html#sthash.PHLSsnQU.dpuf Historiated Initial, St Mark The Evangelist, Rule Of St Benedict, Mark The Evangelist, Initial I, Winged Lion, Medieval Manuscripts, Book Of Kells, Ancient Books

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Historiated initial ‘I’(nitium) of Mark and his lion writing the Gospel, from the Worms Bible, Germany (Middle Rhineland), 3rd quarter of the 12th century, Harley MS 2804, f. 188v - See more at: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2014/06/the-burden-of-writing-scribes-in-medieval-manuscripts.html#sthash.PHLSsnQU.dpuf

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Announced by Quaternio, the Gradual of Gisela von Kerssenbrock (Codex Gisle) is the amazing facsimile of a rare manuscript painted by a nun from Rulle. Manuscripts Illumination, Historiated Initial, Music Manuscript, Illustration Art Nouveau, Medieval Music, Illustrated Manuscript, Medieval Books, Initial S, Illumination Art

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Codex Gisle: written and illuminated by a woman

Announced by Quaternio, the Gradual of Gisela von Kerssenbrock (Codex Gisle) is the amazing facsimile of a rare manuscript painted by a nun from Rulle.

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Manuscript | V&A Search the Collections Really like this pillar idea... Parts Of The Mass, Decorated Letters, Illustrated Manuscript, Medieval Books, Initial A, Medieval Life, Book Of Hours, Medieval Manuscript, Illuminated Manuscripts

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Historiated initial from a Cistercian Gradual | V&A Explore The Collections

Historiated initial A with priest raising his soul, Eastern Netherlands (Gelderland or Western Germany), 1st half of the 14th century.

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(#5) A dragon and a seated beardless man with a scroll, inhabited and historiated initials on a leaf from an early and lavishly illuminated Psalter-Hours, in Latin [northern France?, c.1250]

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The Luttrell Psalter - #31daysofmedievalmanuscripts #write31days Illuminated Initials, Medieval Illumination, Decorated Letters, Medieval Manuscripts, Illustrated Manuscript, Illumination Art, Medieval Life, Ancient Books, Coloring Inspiration

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The Luttrell Psalter – Day 10

The Luttrell Psalter is a beautiful book that’s celebrated for its animal marginalia and idealized scenes of everyday medieval life.

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