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Initial letters are the first letters of names, surnames, sentences, etc. The former are widely used as abbreviated signatures. The latter are commonly called flower letters, and were popular in Europe from the time of manuscripts in ancient and medieval times. With the development of printing technology, elaborately decorated special typefaces were created. Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information |
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頭(かしら)文字。姓名，文章などの最初の文字で，前者は略署名として広く用いられている。後者は俗に花文字といわれるもので，ヨーロッパでは古代，中世の写本時代から流行し，印刷術の発達に従って精巧に装飾された特殊体の活字ができた。
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