Légende

Writing example: Garde toy, Spieghel der schrijfkonste, print, album page, ornamental print, Writing example with ornamented initial G and seven lines of text in French: Garde toy ... At the bottom, a lowercase alphabet in the corresponding hand. The text is framed by scrollwork. On the right side, a herm or boundary column in scrollwork., printmaker: Simon Frisius, Haarlem, after design by Jan van de Velde (I), Rotterdam, 1605, paper, engraving, gravure, height 210 mm x width 320 mm, calligraphy, An aged sheet filled with ornate black ink flourishes and looping calligraphic strokes, dominated by large sweeping spirals and thick curved strokes on the left that weave into a dense cluster of intertwined fine lines, with smaller teardrop-shaped filled marks interspersed among the loops; a block of darker, dense script-like strokes sits near the upper center surrounded by more delicate looping patterns that extend across the page, while the right margin features a vertical column of tight curling loops that form a decorative border and a column of coiled, ribbon-like swirls; faint spots and slight discoloration are visible on the paper surface, and the lower area contains broad, flowing circular loops that overlap and intersect with finer ornamental curls.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26B29_001

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47.3Mo (10.1Mo) / 43.0cm x 27.6cm / 5079 x 3256 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Writing example Garde toy Spieghel der schrijfkonste print album page ornamental print ornamented initial G seven lines text French bottom lowercase alphabet corresponding hand framed scrollwork right side herm boundary column printmaker Simon Frisius Haarlem design Jan van de Velde I Rotterdam 1605 paper engraving gravure height 210 mm x width 320 mm calligraphy aged sheet filled ornate black ink flourishes looping calligraphic strokes dominated large sweeping spirals thick curved strokes left weave dense cluster intertwined fine lines smaller teardrop-shaped filled marks interspersed loops block darker dense script- strokes sits near upper center surrounded delicate looping patterns extend across page right margin features vertical column tight curling form decorative border column coiled ribbon- swirls faint spots slight discoloration visible paper surface lower area contains broad flowing circular loops overlap intersect finer ornamental curls