Caption

Praise of writing, page 2 of 2, Praise of the pens, against the petty critics of them, Mirror of writing, album page, text sheet, Text sheet with a praise of writing, page 2 of 2. The text sheet is part of an album., writer (clerical worker): Jan van de Velde (I), Rotterdam, 1605, writer (clerical worker), paper, letterpress printing, text in letterpress, height 210 mm x width 315 mm, A rectangular sheet with aged cream paper filled edge to edge with dense rows of dark brown handwritten script in a flowing italic style, with evenly spaced lines and uniform margins; the ink shows slight variations in darkness and occasional small smudges, and the paper has subtle discoloration and faint foxing around the edges.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B28_363

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38.6Mb (10.1Mb) / 16.1in x 9.3in / 4820 x 2801 (300dpi)

Keywords

Praise writing page 2 2 pens petty critics them Mirror album page text sheet Text sheet praise part album writer clerical worker Jan van de Velde I Rotterdam 1605 paper letterpress printing text letterpress height 210 mm x width 315 mm rectangular sheet aged cream paper filled edge dense rows dark brown handwritten script flowing italic style evenly spaced lines uniform margins ink slight variations darkness occasional small smudges subtle discoloration faint foxing edges