Ornamental Alphabet (1480/1490)

Sheet of decorative gothic capital letters in three rows, with interlaced hatching and curling flourishes in dark ink.

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Ornamental Alphabet, 1480/1490, National Gallery of Art. Via artnap.com

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About this work

This sheet displays an ornamental alphabet of decorative capital letters arranged in three rows, each letter filled with interlaced hatching, banded strokes, and curling flourishes. The letters are printed in dark ink on a pale, slightly toned page with a ruled border, and the faint text of a page behind them is visible at the right. The work is catalogued as Ornamental Alphabet by an anonymous German artist of the 15th century, dated 1480/1490.

Museum record: National Gallery of Art

Date

1480/1490

Medium

woodcut

Museum

National Gallery of Art

License

CC0