In luxury manuscripts, an entire page might be devoted to a historiated initial. Letters that began a new section of text or a noteworthy section might receive more decoration and space. The size and decoration of the initial were related to its importance and location. Historiated and inhabited letters were used in illuminated manuscripts and were first seen in the early 8th century. Figurative initials are closely related, the form of the letter itself is made up of contorted bodies of people or creatures. An inhabited initial contains figures (human or animal) that are decorative only. Huens, Grosset & Dunlap, 1957.Ī historiated initial is an enlarged letter at the beginning of a paragraph or other section of text, which contains a picture or subject matter related to the text. From Cinderella and Other Stories retold by Jeanne Cappe, illustrated by J.L.
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