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Writing example: A mon tres cher beaufrere, Thrésor litéraire, Mirror of writing skills, print, album page, ornament print, Writing example with the salutation: A mon tres cher beaufrere Philippe de Grave. Below that, nine lines of text in French: Par le sang du fils ... The text is framed with scrollwork., printmaker: Simon Frisius, Haarlem, after design by Jan van de Velde (I), Rotterdam, dedicated to: Philips de Grave, 1605, paper, engraving, height 210 mm x width 320 mm, calligraphy, A sheet of aged paper filled with ornate, flowing calligraphic strokes and large decorative swirls that loop and intersect across the page, with dense clusters of elegant pen flourishes framing the central area and sweeping curves extending toward the edges, all rendered in dark ink on a light, slightly textured background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B29_027

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Rights managed

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46.8Mb (10.8Mb) / 16.5in x 11.0in / 4935 x 3312 (300dpi)

Keywords

Writing example mon tres cher beaufrere Thrésor litéraire Mirror writing skills print album page ornament print salutation cher beaufrere Philippe de Grave nine lines text French Par le sang du fils framed scrollwork printmaker Simon Frisius Haarlem design Jan van de Velde I Rotterdam dedicated Philips de Grave 1605 paper engraving height 210 mm x width 320 mm calligraphy sheet aged paper filled ornate flowing calligraphic strokes large decorative swirls loop intersect across page dense clusters elegant pen flourishes framing central area sweeping curves extending edges rendered dark ink light slightly textured background