Dublin Core
Title
Initial Letter C
Subject
Inhabited Initial Letter
Foliated Grotesque
Foliated Grotesque
Description
Initial letter C is capitalized. The letter is framed within a double-lined square. The letter is white on a black background, the background is studded with white dots. The letter is curved and forms three-quarters of a complete circle, the opening being on the right side. The top of the letter hooks downwards and the bottom of the letter hooks upwards and slightly out. There are leaves, flowers, and vines behind the initial letter and spread out throughout the innermost box of the square. A foliated grotesque figure with wings is situated within the letter C, facing left. This ornament, dating back to classical times, is known as a “foliated cherub” or “foliated grotesque.”
Publisher
Leonard Smithers
Date
Volume Two: April 1896
Rights
Public Domain
Toronto Metropolitan University Library Archives & Special Collections
Toronto Metropolitan University Library Archives & Special Collections
Relation
Savoy Digital Edition, edited by Christopher Keep and Lorraine Janzen Kooistra, Yellow Nineties 2.0, Toronto Metropolitan University Centre for Digital Humanities, 2019.
Format
jpg
Type
Initial Letter
Identifier
SAVOYV2o_initC_p163
Date Created
JDC 9 May 2019
Date Modified
LJK 17 / 22May 2019
31 May 2022, ljk
4 January 2023, rb
31 May 2022, ljk
4 January 2023, rb
License
Conforms To
Dublin Core Metadata
References
Please visit our collection of all Initial Letters found in The Savoy: https://ornament.library.torontomu.ca/items/show/144