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Writing sample: Quatre sortes de Personnages, 't Magazin oft pac-huys der loffelycker penn-const, print, album page, ornamental print, Writing sample with five lines of text in French: Quatre sortes de Personnages ... The text is framed by scrollwork., printmaker: Simon Frisius, after design by David Roelands, publisher: David Roelands, Flushing, 1616 - 1617, Simon Frisius, David Roelands, printmaker, after design by, publisher, paper, engraving, gravure, height 228 mm x width 345 mm, calligraphy, A sheet of aged paper with numerous overlapping dark ink spirals and flowing curved lines varying in thickness across the surface, some spirals large and loose while others are tighter and more compact, with several elegant hooked terminations and teardrop-shaped stroke endings, faint paper texture and small spots visible, and a cluster of denser ornamental strokes near the lower right.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A74_486

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Rights managed

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50.7Mb (10.9Mb) / 17.1in x 11.5in / 5128 x 3458 (300dpi)

Keywords

Writing sample Quatre sortes de Personnages t Magazin oft pac-huys der loffelycker penn-const print album page ornamental print five lines text French framed scrollwork printmaker Simon Frisius design David Roelands publisher Flushing 1616 - 1617 paper engraving gravure height 228 mm x width 345 mm calligraphy sheet aged paper numerous overlapping dark ink spirals flowing curved lines varying thickness across surface spirals large loose tighter compact several elegant hooked terminations teardrop-shaped stroke endings faint paper texture small spots visible cluster denser ornamental strokes near lower right