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https://www.fromoldbooks.org/JuliusWolff-PiedPiperOfHamelin/pages/001-initial-letter-j/

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.

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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).

https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Rouam-MuseeArtistiqueVI/pages/162-2-letter-a-topless-woman-francois-hermann/

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.

Icon 148/366 - H

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An Art Nouveau style letter H in green and pink on a light pink background

Icon 134/366 - G

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Icon 112/366 - F
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An Art Nouveau style drop cap of the letter F

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An Art Nouveau style drop cap of the letter C

Icon 61/366 - B

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An Art Nouveau style illustration of the letter B

Icon 38/366 - "A" Drop Cap

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An Art Nouveau style drop cap of the letter A

Icon 22/366 - Drop Cap Z

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A green Art Nouveau style drop cap of the letter Z

Icon 9/366 - Drop cap design of the letter Y

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A swooshy, Art Nouveau style Drop Cap of the letter Y, outlines in a peachy pink color against a warm brown background.

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’.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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?! 🤯

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