02622cam a22003733u 4500 65847 UtSlPG 20260610134523.0 m cr n 260607r20211908utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 08012798 UtSlPG en iso639-1 Z Jennings, Oscar 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 Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2021 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2021-07-15 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.) Originally published: UK: Methuen and Co., 1908 Wood-engraving Initials Illustrated books Block books https://archive.org/details/earlywoodcutinit00jenn/page/n9/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65847 106669 106669