Project Gutenberg 2021-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 451 Jennings, Oscar 08012798 Early Woodcut Initials Containing over Thirteen Hundred Reproductions of Ornamental Letters of the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries Early Woodcut Initials Containing over 1300 Reproductions of Ornamental Letters of the 15th and 16th Centuries $aUK :$bMethuen and Co., $c1908. Charlene Taylor, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Early Woodcut Initials" by Oscar Jennings is a scholarly examination of ornamental letters used in book printing, written in the early 20th century. This work contains over thirteen hundred reproductions of initial letters from the 15th and 16th centuries, meticulously selected and annotated to illuminate their artistic and historical significance. Jennings aims to address the underappreciated role of these initials in early printed books, advocating for their recognition as integral elements of book design. The opening of the work presents transcriber’s notes and a preface where Jennings outlines the growing interest in early printing and decorations in books while emphasizing the overlooked importance of initial letters among engravings. He reflects on the historical context and evolution of ornamental initials, describing their artistic intent in contrast to mere illustrations. Jennings introduces the idea that a specialized study on these artistic letters is necessary, suggesting that although progress has been made in documenting them, much work remains to fully appreciate their richness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/earlywoodcutinit00jenn/page/n9/mode/2up 20200423232420jennings 1908 UK Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Wood-engraving Initials Illustrated books Block books Z Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Art 731002 2025-07-26T06:58:18.332671 text/html 669093 2024-10-18T14:57:22 text/html 128926352 2025-07-26T06:59:06.822469 application/epub+zip 128928843 2025-07-26T06:58:37.843577 application/epub+zip 228993 2025-07-26T06:58:24.709648 application/epub+zip 128120008 2025-07-26T06:59:18.566428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128004809 2025-07-26T06:58:53.809539 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309799 2022-09-29T16:03:35.828587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318919 2025-07-26T06:58:08.858704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 298957 2024-10-18T14:57:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17030 2025-07-26T06:59:18.888369 application/rdf+xml 10432 2025-07-26T06:58:25.034627 image/jpeg 1743 2025-07-26T06:58:24.874626 image/jpeg 115527869 2025-07-26T06:58:22.768661 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog