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Instruction of the Bastard Letter, Description and writing example of the Bastard Letter, Instruction of the Dutch coarse and small letters, Foundation Book, Mirror of the writing art, print, album page, text sheet, Folio E2v with a description and a writing example of the Bastard 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 68 mm x width 248 mm, height 210 mm x width 315 mm, calligraphy, A cream-colored page with an aged, slightly spotted background displaying a printed layout divided into upper and lower sections by a centered ornamental heading. The top section contains two blocks of dense, dark text separated by a thin vertical rule, and a decorative initial on the left margin with floral motifs. The lower section shows a framed rectangular area with neat rows of stylized calligraphic strokes and marks arranged horizontally, each row written in dark ink with varying thickness and elongated vertical tails on some strokes. The margins around the page are wide and empty, and faint impressions and smudges are visible in places on the paper.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A74_469

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Keywords

Instruction Bastard Letter Description writing example Dutch coarse small letters Foundation Book Mirror writing art print album page text sheet Folio E2v 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 68 mm x width 248 mm height 210 mm x 315 mm calligraphy cream-colored page aged slightly spotted background displaying printed layout divided upper lower sections centered ornamental heading top section contains two blocks dense dark text separated thin vertical rule decorative initial left margin floral motifs lower section framed rectangular area neat rows stylized calligraphic strokes marks arranged horizontally row written dark ink varying thickness elongated vertical tails strokes margins page wide empty faint impressions smudges visible places paper