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Mirror of the Art of Writing, in Which Various Writings Are Seen with Their Foundations and Instructions Published
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Album with 74 engravings and 70 designs for these prints on the recto and verso sides of 69 album leaves respectively. It mainly consists of calligraphic writing samples, with text in various languages. The writing samples appeared under the title: Spieghel der schrijfkonste. Parchment binding. The album leaves are loose in the binding. In the same binding a loose maculature with writing exercises.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineSpieghel der schrijfkonste, inden welcken ghesien worden veelderhande geschriften met hare fondementen ende onderrichtinghe uutghegeven. 1605 - 1609. Simon Frisius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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