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Writing sample: Quintiliane Historien escrit, 't Magazin oft pac-huys der loffelycker penn-const, print, album page, ornamental print, Writing sample with six lines of text in French: Quintiliane Historien escrit ... The sample is titled: La fin Couronne l'oeuvre. Accompanying it is an angel with a laurel wreath and quill, a swan, and a candle on a candlestick in scrollwork., printmaker: Simon Frisius, after design by David Roelands, Flushing, 1616 - 1617, paper, engraving, gravure, height 228 mm x width 345 mm, calligraphy, A sheet with decorative ink calligraphy flourishes and pen drawings on aged paper, featuring a large ornate header in dark ink across the top, a central playful cherub-like face formed from looping lines and surrounded by wing-like swirls, numerous elegant spirals and overlapping circular loops filling much of the page, a tall vertical column of stacked rounded curls on the right ending in an oval base, a stylized swan-like bird composed of flowing curved strokes near the lower left, areas of dense looping penwork contrasted with sections of finer, more compact script, faint paper discoloration and small spots in places, and a light background texture from the paper fiber.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A75_005

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Writing sample Quintiliane Historien escrit t Magazin oft pac-huys der loffelycker penn-const print album page ornamental print six lines text French sample titled La fin Couronne l'oeuvre Accompanying angel laurel wreath quill swan candle candlestick scrollwork printmaker Simon Frisius design David Roelands Flushing 1616 - 1617 paper engraving gravure height 228 mm x width 345 mm calligraphy sheet decorative ink calligraphy flourishes pen drawings aged paper featuring large ornate header dark ink across top central playful cherub- face formed looping lines surrounded wing- swirls numerous elegant spirals overlapping circular loops filling page tall vertical column stacked rounded curls right ending oval base stylized swan- bird composed flowing curved strokes near lower left areas dense looping penwork contrasted sections finer compact script faint paper discoloration small spots places light background texture paper fiber