6072A

Decorated Initials

Artist: Workshops of Juan de Brocar (active between 1538 and 1558), Esteban de Nájera (active between 1550 and 1555), and Adrián de Amberes (1510-1568).
Title: Decorated Initials (White Roman Initials on historiated backgrounds based on the Old Testament).
Date: 1551-1555
Medium: Woodcut, approx. 53mm x 53mm. Printed in the following works: Fray Francisco Ortiz Yáñez, Epístolas familiares. Alcalá de Henares: Juan de Brocar, 1551-1552 [Letters E, H, L, M, N, P, T] — Juan de Icíar, Libro sotilissimo […] para deprender a escrivir y contar[.] Zaragoza: Esteban de Nájera a costa de Miguel Çapila, 1555 [Letters A, B, C', D, E, F, G, H, I, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Y, Z (all 23 shown here)] — Pedro Irurozqui OP, Series totius historiae sacri evangelii[.] Estella, Adrian de Amberes para Miguel Çapila, 1557 [Letters A, C (shown here), C', D, E, F, H, I, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V].
Photo Source: Biblioteca Nacional de España / Biblioteca Hispánica Digital || Biblioteca de Catalunya / Internet Archive || Biblioteca Navarra Digital. Not reproduced at scale.
Note: Given common losses on letters F, I, P, Esteban de Nájera and Adrián de Amberes must have used the same woodblocks. Note that the works of de Najera and de Amberes mentioned above were both financed by Miguel Çapila.
Item: 6072A