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Album with Calligraphic Writing Samples by David Roelands and Cornelis Dirksz Boissens
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Album with title page, text pages, and 65 writing samples on 73 album leaves. The album contains the title page, preliminary matter, and 42 (of 44) writing samples from David Roelands' Magazin oft pac-huys der loffelycker penn-const, 1616. Added is a writing sample from 1628, possibly also by Roelands. This is followed by 23 (of 48?) writing samples from Cornelis Dirksz Boissens' Grammato-Graphices, 1605. Brown leather binding with several guard leaves at the front and back.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineAlbum met kalligrafische schrijfvoorbeelden van David Roelands en Cornelis Dirksz Boissens. after 1628. Simon Frisius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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