Writing sample with a sea monster in scrollwork, 't Magazin oft pac-huys der loffelycker penn-const, print, album page, ornamental print, Writing sample with a sea monster in scrollwork and a line of text written in a spiral, in Latin: Bonae artes ubique ... At the top a line in Greek. By the mouth of the sea monster: Leviathan., 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 large sheet with black ink calligraphic swirls and flourishes forming concentric spirals and looping shapes that suggest abstract organic forms across a cream-colored background, with thick and thin curved strokes radiating outward and interweaving, several tightly wound spiral patterns, a stylized birdlike head composed of dense looping lines and featherlike strokes at the upper right, ornamental curlicues clust...
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Writing sample with a sea monster in scrollwork, 't Magazin oft pac-huys der loffelycker penn-const, print, album page, ornamental print, Writing sample with a sea monster in scrollwork and a line of text written in a spiral, in Latin: Bonae artes ubique ... At the top a line in Greek. By the mouth of the sea monster: Leviathan., 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 large sheet with black ink calligraphic swirls and flourishes forming concentric spirals and looping shapes that suggest abstract organic forms across a cream-colored background, with thick and thin curved strokes radiating outward and interweaving, several tightly wound spiral patterns, a stylized birdlike head composed of dense looping lines and featherlike strokes at the upper right, ornamental curlicues clustered throughout, and varying line weights creating a sense of motion and rhythm across the page.

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Writing sample sea monster scrollwork t Magazin oft pac-huys der loffelycker penn-const print album page ornamental print line text written spiral Latin Bonae artes ubique top Greek mouth Leviathan printmaker Simon Frisius design David Roelands publisher Flushing 1616 - 1617 paper engraving gravure height 228 mm x width 345 mm calligraphy large sheet black ink calligraphic swirls flourishes forming concentric spirals looping shapes suggest abstract organic forms across cream-colored background thick thin curved strokes radiating outward interweaving several tightly wound spiral patterns stylized birdlike head composed dense looping lines featherlike strokes upper right ornamental curlicues clustered varying line weights creating sense motion rhythm across page

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