Early Woodcut Initials

<p>First published in 1908, Jennings collates an extensive compendium of Thirteen hundred reproductions of ornamental letters dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Jennings in this book also provides a history into woodcutting, detailing empirical places that marked important moments in the crafts history. </p> <p>1. Block-Books - The Invention of Printing: The Psalter of Mayence. 2. Augsburg. 3. Ulm and Nuremberg. 4 Basle and Zurich. 5. Lubeck and Bamberg. 6. Strasburg and Reutlingen. 7. Cologne and Geneva. 8. Venice. 9. Other Italian Towns. 10. Lyons. 11. Paris. 12. French Provincial Towns. </p>