tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post6467102239645425792..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: C a mistake?CarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-78069023668662435582016-10-05T19:51:52.461+01:002016-10-05T19:51:52.461+01:00No, I've really seen that spiral capital D in ...No, I've really seen that spiral capital D in other places. I would say that it is a Victorian thing rather than a genuinely medieval style.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-71855835423076411632016-10-04T17:46:22.466+01:002016-10-04T17:46:22.466+01:00The C could make sense, but the D curls wrongly: i...The C could make sense, but the D curls wrongly: it should be more like a Greek delta. Also, the letters are incised so it may be unfair to blame the painting!<br /><br />Perhaps this was just the economy alphabet...CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-38044525598186073522016-09-28T20:21:35.815+01:002016-09-28T20:21:35.815+01:00That peculiar capital C with a vertical line on th...That peculiar capital C with a vertical line on the right side, and the curly capital D, are normal for that style of lettering. The line on the C should be a thin hairline, but weathering and over-heavy repainting have thickened it and made it look a bit odd.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.com