Caption
Four Latin threshold poems, Mirror of the Art of Writing, album page, text sheet, Text sheet with four Latin sonnets as a threshold poem. The text sheet is part of an album., writer (clerical worker): Antonius Smyters, writer (clerical worker): Felix van Sambix, writer (clerical worker): Nicolaes Rooclaes, writer (clerical worker): Johan Coutereels, publisher: Jan van de Velde (I), Rotterdam, 1605, writer (clerical worker), paper, letterpress printing, text in letterpress, height 210 mm x width 315 mm, Aged paper with two columns of printed text separated by a thin vertical rule, the left column showing several blocks of serif type set in varying sizes and line spacing, and the right column containing similar blocks of serif text with a larger initial letter at the start of a section; the page exhibits faint foxing and uneven discoloration, darker along the top and outer edges, with a faint watermark or imprint visible near the center right; margins are wide and the layout is symmetrical, with some decorative italicized lines and occasional small typographic ornaments interspersed among the paragraphs.
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Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B29_037
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48.6Mb (8.0Mb) / 16.6in x 11.4in / 4982 x 3411 (300dpi)