Légende

Writing sample: Augustinus de Civitate Dei, Grammato-Graphices. In Quo Varia Scripurae Emblemata, print, album page, ornament print, Writing example with an initial I and five lines of text in Latin: In animi bona ... Above that the title: Augustinus de Civitate Dei. At the bottom an ornament of scrollwork., printmaker: Cornelis Dircksz. Boissens, Amsterdam, 1605, paper, engraving, gravure, height 192 mm x width 273 mm, height 227 mm x width 345 mm, calligraphy, A faded parchment page with a large dark decorative initial on the left and a centered horizontal rule above a block of printed lines, all set above an ornate curving flourish made of looping ink lines; the page shows scattered small stains and spots of discoloration, larger irregular blotches and smears of darker and yellowed tones near the upper right and lower center, subtle pencil or ink smudges and faint circular impressions, and an overall aged, speckled texture.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A75_007

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

42.5Mo (7.1Mo) / 37.4cm x 28.5cm / 4422 x 3361 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Writing sample Augustinus de Civitate Dei Grammato-Graphices Quo Varia Scripurae Emblemata print album page ornament print Writing example initial I five lines text Latin animi bona title bottom ornament scrollwork printmaker Cornelis Dircksz Boissens Amsterdam 1605 paper engraving gravure height 192 mm x width 273 mm height 227 mm x 345 mm calligraphy faded parchment page large dark decorative initial left centered horizontal rule block printed lines set ornate curving flourish looping ink lines page scattered small stains spots discoloration larger irregular blotches smears darker yellowed tones near upper right lower center subtle pencil ink smudges faint circular impressions aged speckled texture