Description and writing example of the Fraktuer Letter, Instruction of the Fraktuer Letter, Instruction of the Dutch coarse and small letters, Mirror of writing, Foundation Book, print, album page, text sheet, Folio E2r with a description and a writing example of the Fraktuer Letter. The sheet is part of an album., printmaker: Simon Frisius, Haarlem, after design by Jan van de Velde (I), Rotterdam, 1605, writer (clerical worker), paper, letterpress printing, engraving, text in letterpress, height 85 mm x width 242 mm, height 210 mm x width 315 mm, calligraphy, A faded printed page with a two-column block of dense dark type at the top and a decorative centered heading beneath it, followed by several lines of stylized calligraphic strokes and ornamental flourishes spreading across the middle of the sheet; the paper shows a warm off-white tone with slight foxing and small scattered spots, faint horizontal crease marks, and a narrow darker margin along the left edge.
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Description and writing example of the Fraktuer Letter, Instruction of the Fraktuer Letter, Instruction of the Dutch coarse and small letters, Mirror of writing, Foundation Book, print, album page, text sheet, Folio E2r with a description and a writing example of the Fraktuer Letter. The sheet is part of an album., printmaker: Simon Frisius, Haarlem, after design by Jan van de Velde (I), Rotterdam, 1605, writer (clerical worker), paper, letterpress printing, engraving, text in letterpress, height 85 mm x width 242 mm, height 210 mm x width 315 mm, calligraphy, A faded printed page with a two-column block of dense dark type at the top and a decorative centered heading beneath it, followed by several lines of stylized calligraphic strokes and ornamental flourishes spreading across the middle of the sheet; the paper shows a warm off-white tone with slight foxing and small scattered spots, faint horizontal crease marks, and a narrow darker margin along the left edge.

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Description writing example Fraktuer Letter Instruction Dutch coarse small letters Mirror writing Foundation Book print album page text sheet Folio E2r description sheet part album printmaker Simon Frisius Haarlem design Jan van de Velde I Rotterdam 1605 writer clerical worker paper letterpress printing engraving text letterpress height 85 mm x width 242 mm height 210 mm x 315 mm calligraphy faded printed page two-column block dense dark type top decorative centered heading beneath followed several lines stylized calligraphic strokes ornamental flourishes spreading across middle warm off-white tone slight foxing small scattered spots faint horizontal crease marks narrow darker margin left edge

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