Description and writing example of four Dutch general hands, Section of the Dutch Common Letters, Instruction of the Dutch coarse and small letters, Mirror of the Art of Writing, Foundation Book, print, album page, text sheet, Folio F1r with a description and a writing example of four Dutch 'common letters'. The text begins with a small initial D. 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, woodcut, text in letterpress, height 91 mm x width 242 mm, height 210 mm x width 315 mm, calligraphy, A sheet of aged paper with printed blocks of dense, serif text across the top half and an ornate decorative initial at the start of a left column; below the printed text a series of flowing, dark ink penmanship flourishes and looping cursive strokes spread across the lower half, forming elegant calligraphic lines that vary in thickness; faint printed guide ...
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Description and writing example of four Dutch general hands, Section of the Dutch Common Letters, Instruction of the Dutch coarse and small letters, Mirror of the Art of Writing, Foundation Book, print, album page, text sheet, Folio F1r with a description and a writing example of four Dutch 'common letters'. The text begins with a small initial D. 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, woodcut, text in letterpress, height 91 mm x width 242 mm, height 210 mm x width 315 mm, calligraphy, A sheet of aged paper with printed blocks of dense, serif text across the top half and an ornate decorative initial at the start of a left column; below the printed text a series of flowing, dark ink penmanship flourishes and looping cursive strokes spread across the lower half, forming elegant calligraphic lines that vary in thickness; faint printed guide lines and vertical crease marks are visible, along with slight smudges and spots of discoloration on the paper.

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Description writing example four Dutch general hands Section Dutch Common Letters Instruction Dutch coarse small letters Mirror Art Writing Foundation Book print album page text sheet Folio F1r description four Dutch common letters text begins small initial D sheet part album printmaker Simon Frisius Haarlem design Jan van de Velde I Rotterdam 1605 writer clerical worker paper letterpress printing engraving woodcut text letterpress height 91 mm x width 242 mm height 210 mm x 315 mm calligraphy aged paper printed blocks dense serif across top half ornate decorative initial start left column printed text series flowing dark ink penmanship flourishes looping cursive strokes spread lower half forming elegant calligraphic lines vary thickness faint printed guide lines vertical crease marks visible slight smudges spots discoloration paper

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