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Evolving Capitals

1462 – Capital B Matriculation Register of the Rectorate of the University of Basel, Volume 1 (1460-1567) Source: https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/ Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, AN …

Historiated Hell

Historiated Hell

There are other historiated scenes of Hell in this manuscript, but these are my favorites. Heures. Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, …

Hec

Hec

« Livre de BOECE de Consolation de phylosophie », traduction de « JEHAN DE MEUN ». Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, …

Dragon with curls

Dragon with curls

Herodotus Halicarnassensis, Historiae , traduit par Laurenzo Valla . Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Manuscrits, Latin 5711, fol. 1r.

Humanist print with Human Touch

Humanist print with Human Touch

Quintilianus cum commento / M. Fabius Quintilianus ; [Komm.: Raphael Regius] Source: gallica.bnf.fr Bibliothèque nationale et universitaire de Strasbourg, K3099A, fol. 96. …

The Wandering pen

The Wandering pen

Guillelmus a Mederio , Calendarium sive Commemorationes sanctorum monachorum , Missa et officium sanctarum reliquiarum , Officia sancti Georgii et sanctae Marinae …