Initial · G

An illuminated manuscript initial capital, in the manner of the Insular and Carolingian scriptoria. The G of Gallus is rendered in oxblood with a gold-leaf crossbar, set within a square frame of double rules. The descender curls into a small cock silhouette — the Codex’s mark, hidden in plain sight. In the original manuscripts, the illuminator’s own private mark often sat in the body of a letter; this is ours.