https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Subert-Cechy-Vol2/pages/169-initial-letter-v-child-rescue/

I’m not 100% sure what’s happening here; is the youth stealing the infant from the bird’s nest? Or rescuing her? What do you think?

The actual full-sized scan is much higher quality than this image suggests, scanned at 2400dpi 16bpp greyscale, 4,656x14,193 pixels.

Artist: Antonín Josef Lewý. Book dated 1884.

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GUARDIAN MONSTER: Viveck Mappkin

PERSONALITY: She must keep track of vast amounts of data to do her job, so she is not interested in excess chatter or idle gossip that might fog her brilliant, busy mind. Her serious nature can abruptly turn quite grumbly if she is not shown the proper respect, so please make a note of this.

POTENTIAL ISSUES: Her keen sense of hearing makes her vulnerable to sudden loud noises or distracting sounds. If she feels it necessary, she will fold down her ears and wrap her long arms around her entire body in a protective fashion, blocking out all sound, sight and smell. This can be unfortunate if you happen to be lost and need to get somewhere in a hurry. Soothing music or gentle humming can break through however, and help her come out of her self imposed shell of silence, but be patient and do not rush this process. Keep her surroundings quiet and she will provide the information that you need.

RULES OF ETIQUETTE: Serious monsters necessitate good manners. She is here to do a job and means business. No messing around. Do not even consider playing a joke on her. She may have many senses but a sense of humor is not among them. Ask her for directions in a clear, direct way and she will do her absolute best to find you an answer. She will even assist with the actual driving if asked. Simply allow her to sit in your lap and hand over the steering wheel to her capable arms. You will still be in charge of the stopping and starting since her legs are too short to reach the pedals.

PROTECTIVE POWERS: Driving Deliverance
BENEFICIAL POWERS: Path Finder

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https://www.fromoldbooks.org/Subert-Cechy-Vol2/pages/131-initial-letter-v-with-mermaid/

A decorated letter V for a dropped capital, formally an inhabited initial, from an 1884 book about Vltava in Bohemia (Czechia). The V has a mermaid in it, & fishes & an eel swim about her. She’s naked (do mermaids wear clothes?).

Decorated initials are used in print at the start of a chapter, or at the start of a section without a title so you can find it easily.

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Initial letter V with a mermaid

She’s a naked woman from head to knee, but then her legs become a twisted knotted tail with fins at the bottom. This mermaid is wearing a wreath or headdress of roses, a garland symbolising romance