#dropCap

2025-12-10

fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-P

This decorative initial letter J (it’s _inhabited_ because it has a person in it, _historiated_ as it illustrates a scene, and was used as a drop cap, the first line of the title starting between the piper’s feet.

Probably the rodents running around on the bowl of the J are black rats, by their shape and tails; common in Europe and carried the plague.

#fobo #vintageArt #PiedPiper #dropCap #letterJ #GIMP #GIMP3 #Gimp_3 #xsane #bagpipes #music #illustration

A dramatic decorated initial letter J at the start of a chapter, used as a dropped capital (drop cap) and also partly raised cap.

Maybe it’s a bit specialised, but this initial letter J has a piper sitting on top of it with a feather in his cap, a purse dangling with gold coins falling out from where it has been chewed by rats, and a number of rats (with short tails, presumably black rats).
2025-11-05

fromoldbooks.org/Rouam-MuseeAr

It’s all very French, an “inhabited initial” by François Emile Ehrmann with a topless woman, i think in a gillotage, a resin-based etching, made by Yves & Barret based on an engraving by Tilly. A team effort! The model who sat for the picture is not named.

Yesterday i posted the crescent moon here.

Etchings tend to feature blunter line-endings than engravings on metal.

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A barefoot woman leans back against the stem of a giant capital letter “A” and lifts away the cloth covering her breasts to expose herself. Fronds and decor in the background include a moon with a bearded face and pointy ears, and a small winged mermaid creature at upper right.
2023-10-28

Decorative Drop Caps, Day 26. The letter ‘Z’ with a Zedoary plants, also known as White Turmeric, or Temu Putih.

That’s a full alphabet of drop capitals or drop initials! I have other ideas, but that’s all I’m going to do for now on this set. It was a fun!

I may do move this little drawing challenge to February as the days line up closer to the standard 26 character count. Dropcapruary? Februcaps? Name suggestions welcome!

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Black ink drawing of a decorative drop cap letter ‘Z’ in a flare serif style with line art of a Zedoary plants behind the letter.A flush of 13 x 13cm hand-cut watercolour paper cards on a cork mat. The full cards showing in the flush are the decorative drop cap card for the letter 'A' and the final letter ‘Z’.
2023-10-25

Decorative Drop Caps, Day 25. The letter ‘Y’ with a Yarrow plant, also known as Old Man's Pepper, Devil's Nettle, Sanguinary, Milfoil, Soldier's Woundwort, and Thousand Seal.

#Art #MastoArt #Inktober #Inktober2023 #Typography #DropCap #Flora

Black ink drawing of a decorative drop cap letter ‘Y’ in a flare serif style with line art of a Yarrow plant behind the letter.
2023-10-24

Decorative Drop Caps, Day 23. The letter ‘X’ with Xerophyllum tenax plants, also known as Bear Grass, Soap Grass, or Quip-Quip.

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Black ink drawing of a decorative drop cap letter ‘X’ in a flare serif style with line art of Xerophyllum tenax plants or Bear Grass blooming behind the letter.
2023-10-24

Decorative Drop Caps, Day 23. The letter ‘W’ with a Wisteria plant.

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Black ink drawing of a decorative drop cap letter ‘W’ in a flare serif style with line art of a Wisteria plant behind the letter.
2023-10-22

Decorative Drop Caps, Day 22. The letter ‘V’ with a Vanilla Orchid vine.

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Black ink drawing of a decorative drop cap letter ‘V’ in a flare serif style with line art of a Vanilla Orchid vine behind the letter.
2023-10-22

Decorative Drop Caps, Day 21. The letter ‘U’ with Uva Ursi plants, also known as Kinnikinnick, or Bearberry.

#Art #MastoArt #Inktober #Inktober2023 #Typography #DropCap #Flora

Black ink drawing of a decorative drop cap letter ‘U’ in a flare serif style with line art of Uva Ursi (or Bearberry) plants behind the letter.
2023-10-20

Decorative Drop Caps, Day 20. The letter ‘T’ with Thornapple plants, also known as Jimsonweed, Devil's Snare, or Devil's Trumpet.

#Art #MastoArt #Inktober #Inktober2023 #Typography #DropCap #Flora

Black ink drawing of a decorative drop cap letter ‘T’ in a flare serif style with line art of a Thornapple (or Devil's Snare) plants behind the letter.
2023-10-19

Decorative Drop Caps, Day 19. The letter ‘S’ with Snowdrop plants.

#Art #MastoArt #Inktober #Inktober2023 #Typography #DropCap #Flora

Black ink drawing of a decorative drop cap letter ‘S’ in a flare serif style with line art of a Snowdrop plants weaving behind the letter.
2023-10-18

Decorative Drop Caps, Day 18. The letter ‘R’ with a Raspberry plant.

#Art #MastoArt #Inktober #Inktober2023 #Typography #DropCap #Flora

Black ink drawing of a decorative drop cap letter ‘R’ in a flare serif style with line art of a Raspberry plant behind the letter.
2023-10-17

Decorative Drop Caps, Day 17. The letter ‘Q’ with a Queen of the Night plant, also known as Princess of the Night, or Dutchman's pipe cactus. It blooms at night?! 🤯

#Art #MastoArt #Inktober #Inktober2023 #Typography #DropCap #Flora

Black ink drawing of a decorative drop cap letter ‘Q’ in a flare serif style with line art of a Queen of the Night plant blooming inside the letter.

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