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Writing example: A tres expert, Spieghel der schrijfkonste, print, album page, ornamental print, Writing example with the opening: A tres expert escrivain Felix van Sambix. Maistre de la Plume Couronnée. Below that, in a different font, an initial P and eight lines of text in French: Plusieure peut estre ... At the bottom: Aisné Velde. The text is framed by scrollwork., printmaker: Simon Frisius, Haarlem, after design by Jan van de Velde (I), Rotterdam, dedicated to: Felix van Sambix, 1605, paper, engraving, gravure, height 210 mm x width 320 mm, calligraphy, A sheet with dark flowing ink flourishes and ornamental spirals sprawling across a pale, textured background, featuring dense looping curves concentrated toward the center and edges, finer curving lines forming a rectangular block of tightly spaced script-like strokes near the top center, and larger broad strokes creating overlapping circular swirls around the sides and lower area, all rendered in a single dark brown ink on an aged, off-white paper surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B29_011

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47.6Mb (10.6Mb) / 16.3in x 11.3in / 4893 x 3403 (300dpi)

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Writing example tres expert Spieghel der schrijfkonste print album page ornamental print opening tres expert escrivain Felix van Sambix Maistre de la Plume Couronnée different font initial P eight lines text French Plusieure peut estre bottom Aisné Velde framed scrollwork printmaker Simon Frisius Haarlem design Jan van de Velde I Rotterdam dedicated Felix van Sambix 1605 paper engraving gravure height 210 mm x width 320 mm calligraphy sheet dark flowing ink flourishes ornamental spirals sprawling across pale textured background featuring dense looping curves concentrated center edges finer curving lines forming rectangular block tightly spaced script- strokes near top center larger broad strokes creating overlapping circular swirls sides lower area rendered single dark brown ink aged off-white paper surface