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Writing example with admiral's ship, Spieghel der schrijfkonste, print, album page, ornamental print, Admiral's ship drawn from a single continuous line. The line runs from the bottom right to the left halfway up the mast. Two lines of text on both sides of the ship., printmaker: Simon Frisius, Haarlem, after design by Jan van de Velde (I), Rotterdam, dedicated to: Admiralty of Rotterdam, 1605, paper, engraving, gravure, height 210 mm x width 320 mm, ships (in general), calligraphy, A cream-colored sheet with fine black ink calligraphic flourishes forming a large central ornamental shape composed of overlapping spiral loops and vertical strokes, with smaller swirling loops and rounded coils decorating its base and sides, and two large symmetrical looping ornaments positioned toward the left and right edges connected by elegant curving lines, all drawn in a thin consistent pen line on a slightly aged paper background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B28_496

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48.2Mb (7.8Mb) / 16.8in x 11.1in / 5045 x 3341 (300dpi)

Keywords

Writing example admiral's ship Spieghel der schrijfkonste print album page ornamental print Admiral's ship drawn single continuous line line runs bottom right left halfway up mast Two lines text sides ship printmaker Simon Frisius Haarlem design Jan van de Velde I Rotterdam dedicated Admiralty 1605 paper engraving gravure height 210 mm x width 320 mm ships in general calligraphy cream-colored sheet fine black ink calligraphic flourishes forming large central ornamental shape composed overlapping spiral loops vertical strokes smaller swirling loops rounded coils decorating base two large symmetrical looping ornaments positioned left right edges connected elegant curving lines drawn thin consistent pen line slightly aged paper background