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Initials Within Initials
Author(s) -
Peter W. M. Blayney
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the library
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 1744-8581
pISSN - 0024-2160
DOI - 10.1093/library/20.4.443
Subject(s) - history , visual arts , art
This paper examines a number of sixteenth-century display capitals whose design incorporates the initials of either their owners or their creators. It then recounts the history of a small group of existing capitals that were modified to include the initials of those responsible for the text in which they appear.

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