Caption

Greek tribute poem, Mirror of the Art of Writing, album page, text sheet, Text sheet with a Greek tribute poem. The text sheet is part of an album., writer (clerical worker): Philips Lasson, Delft, publisher: Jan van de Velde (I), Rotterdam, 1605, writer (clerical worker), paper, letterpress printing, woodcut, text in letterpress, height 210 mm x width 315 mm, initial, A faded, cream-colored page with rows of dark serif text arranged vertically down the center; an ornate square decorative emblem appears toward the left of the central column, and lighter mirrored impressions of text are visible through the paper on both sides; small brown spots and age discoloration are scattered across the surface, and the page edges show slight wear and faint smudging.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B29_032

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Rights managed

Available size

47.5Mb (7.6Mb) / 16.4in x 11.3in / 4912 x 3382 (300dpi)

Keywords

Greek tribute poem Mirror Art Writing album page text sheet Text sheet part album writer clerical worker Philips Lasson Delft publisher Jan van de Velde I Rotterdam 1605 paper letterpress printing woodcut text letterpress height 210 mm x width 315 mm initial faded cream-colored page rows dark serif text arranged vertically down center ornate square decorative emblem left central column lighter mirrored impressions visible sides small brown spots age discoloration scattered across surface page edges slight wear faint smudging