A history of the old English letter foundries, with notes, historical and bibliographical, on the rise and progress of English typography (1887)
Reed, Talbot Baines, 1852-1893 · London : E. Stock · leaf 102
d Pectdiar Characters. 81 letters, and we frequently find in their works, both sacred and profane, the initial " I" of Genesis representing the Creation, the " D " representing David playing on his harp, the " P " representing the conversion of St. Paul, and so on. Armorial initials were also… … 14. Pierced Initial, at the Oxford University Press. Ante 1700. 55. Pierced Initial. London, circa 1700. out to admit of any letter—came into use. The great letter-founders of the revival, Caslon, Baskerville, and their immediate successors, confined their attention to the large plain initials,…
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