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Pen work: Vive la Plume
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Pen work: Vive la Plume

Hendrik Meurs · 1617-04-12 · ink; parchment (animal material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Calligraphy with the heading: Vive La Plume. The motto is mirrored at the top. To the left and right of the motto two figures. In the middle of the page a fish. On its belly is a text beginning with the sentence: En laet u niet eenen ijgelijcken. At the bottom the signature of the writer with a figure on either side. Subject headings within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Fine Arts, Calligraphy.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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manuscriptstanding figuresatyr(s) (in general)calligraphybony fishes
Credit linePennekunst: Vive la Plume. 1617-04-12. Hendrik Meurs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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