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Thirteen Ornamental Letters (A, E, H, O, V, T)16th century

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Woodcut print on cream paper featuring a decorated historiated initial letter with three armed figures in period costume and a crowd of spear-bearers to the left
Woodcut historiated initial letter framing two male figures in 16th-century dress; the bearded figure at right holds a spear, the smaller figure at left gestures toward him; additional figures visible in the background at left.
Woodcut print of three bearded men in 16th-century dress gathered around a large cauldron or vessel, holding long poles or staves, with tents and trees visible in the background.
Woodcut print of three figures in 16th-century military dress grouped around a drum, holding long pikes or staffs, with a tented encampment visible in the background; bold hatched lines and a decorative letter 'W' formed by the crossed staffs.
Woodcut print depicting four soldiers in 16th-century military dress and plumed hats, clustered around a large drum, holding pikes and staffs, with a tented encampment visible in the background.
Woodcut historiated initial letter O enclosing two armored figures grappling in combat, rendered with dense parallel line hatching on a striped background, with foliate ornaments at the corners.
Woodcut historiated initial letter H enclosing a figure in profile wearing a helmet and draped garments, mounted on or wrestling with a large animal, rendered with dense parallel hatching lines.
Woodcut print depicting a skeletal figure grappling with a kneeling robed figure, framed by pillar borders, with bold parallel line hatching characteristic of 16th-century Dance of Death imagery.
Woodcut print of a chubby child figure seated atop a recumbent animal, holding a bunch of grapes, surrounded by grapevines and foliage, rendered with dense parallel line hatching within a rectangular border.
Woodcut print of a chubby infant figure seated astride an animal, holding a grape cluster on a vine, with bunches of grapes at lower left and foliage in the background, rendered in fine parallel hatching lines within a rectangular border.
Woodcut historiated initial letter A, with dense crosshatched background and intertwined figures in Renaissance dress surrounding the white capital letterform.
Woodcut historiated initial letter E with dense hatching; a standing figure in period dress occupies the upper interior, a kneeling figure below, and a third figure visible at right outside the letter form, all within a bordered decorative frame.
Woodcut historiated initial letter T with two groups of children in period dress seated on either side of the vertical stroke, rendered in fine parallel lines on a hatched background.

Unknown, Thirteen Ornamental Letters (A, E, H, O, V, T), 16th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Salzer, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Thirteen Ornamental Letters (A, E, H, O, V, T)
Place Made
Germany
Date Made
16th century
Medium
Woodcut
Dimensions
Sheet: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (3.18 x 3.18 cm) each; Sheet: 1 x 1 in. (2.54 x 2.54 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Salzer
Accession Number
53.31.2.9a-m
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings