Caption
To the virtue and artistic writer, Poem to David Roelands, the Magazine or warehouse of the praiseworthy art of writing, album page, text sheet, Text sheet with a poem titled: To the virtue and artistic writer Mr David Roelands. The text begins with a decorated initial H. The text sheet is part of an album., writer (clerical worker): Abraham van Pere, publisher: David Roelands, Flushing, 1616 - 1617, writer (clerical worker), paper, letterpress printing, woodcut, text in letterpress, height 225 mm x width 335 mm, initial, A cream-colored aged paper sheet with two columns of dark serif text in a historic typographic style, the left column beginning with an ornate square decorative initial containing a stylized letter surrounded by floral and geometric patterns, and the right column topped by a larger centered heading line above a name set in a bold serif type; the lines of text in both columns appear evenly spaced with slight variations in ink darkness and occasional small ink blotches, and the page shows subtle discoloration, light stains, and faint foxing marks around the edges.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A74_495
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Rights managed
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41.5Mb (8.4Mb) / 16.0in x 10.1in / 4785 x 3029 (300dpi)