Versals

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Components (Hierarchy Name) > components (objects) > <components by specific context> > information form components > layout features > initials (layout features)

Descripción

Refers to special ornate capital letters in illuminated manuscripts marking the beginning of a section of text such as a verse or paragraph. In modern calligraphy the term is applied to capitals built up by inking between pen strokes and having serifs in the form of long, thin, straight lines.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300265063

Otros términos

  • versalen [nl]
  • versales [fr]
  • letras versales [es]
  • versal [en]
  • versale [fr]
  • letra versal [es]