General instruction of this book. Thorough report on how to make a good pen, Instruction on how to make a reed pen, page 2 of 2, Mirror of the art of writing, Foundation book, album page, text sheet, Text sheet with instructions on how to make a good reed pen, 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 page with two columns of dense, black printed text in a serif font separated by a thin vertical line, darker text on a creamy aged background showing faint spotting and discoloration, a horizontal decorative rule toward the bottom, and a centered short phrase in larger type beneath the rule; the left column is slightly wider than the right and both contain evenly justified lines with irregular word spacing, and there are small smudges and faint impressions of text visible through the paper.
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General instruction of this book. Thorough report on how to make a good pen, Instruction on how to make a reed pen, page 2 of 2, Mirror of the art of writing, Foundation book, album page, text sheet, Text sheet with instructions on how to make a good reed pen, 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 page with two columns of dense, black printed text in a serif font separated by a thin vertical line, darker text on a creamy aged background showing faint spotting and discoloration, a horizontal decorative rule toward the bottom, and a centered short phrase in larger type beneath the rule; the left column is slightly wider than the right and both contain evenly justified lines with irregular word spacing, and there are small smudges and faint impressions of text visible through the paper.

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General instruction book Thorough report good pen Instruction reed pen page 2 2 Mirror art writing Foundation book album page text sheet Text sheet instructions good reed pen 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 page two columns dense black printed serif font separated thin vertical line darker text creamy aged background showing faint spotting discoloration horizontal decorative rule bottom centered short phrase larger type beneath rule left column slightly wider right contain evenly justified lines irregular word spacing small smudges faint impressions text visible paper

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