Caption

Recte Exempla docere, Right hand with a quill pen, 't Magazin oft pac-huys der loffelycker penn-const, print, album page, ornamental print, Right hand with a quill pen and a motto in Latin: Recte Exempla docere. Including four lines of text in French: Pour bien former courante et italique ..., 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, quill, handwriting, writing as activity, A detailed pen-and-ink drawing on aged paper showing a realistic hand holding a long quill, the hand rendered with fine crosshatching and wearing a gathered sleeve, surrounded by numerous elegant flowing calligraphic flourishes and large looping ornamental strokes that extend across the page, with some decorative spiral motifs and faint smudges and spots on the background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A74_497

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.1Mb (10.4Mb) / 17.1in x 11.4in / 5124 x 3417 (300dpi)

Keywords

Recte Exempla docere Right hand quill pen t Magazin oft pac-huys der loffelycker penn-const print album page ornamental print motto Latin four lines text French Pour bien former courante et italique printmaker Simon Frisius design David Roelands publisher Flushing 1616 - 1617 paper engraving gravure height 228 mm x width 345 mm calligraphy quill handwriting writing activity detailed pen- -ink drawing aged paper showing realistic hand holding long quill hand rendered fine crosshatching wearing gathered sleeve surrounded numerous elegant flowing calligraphic flourishes large looping ornamental strokes extend across page decorative spiral motifs faint smudges spots background