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Design of a writing specimen: Beter is Wijsheyt (...)
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Design of a writing specimen: Beter is Wijsheyt (...)

Jan van de Velde (I) · 1605 · pen; calligraphy; paper; ink

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

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Calligraphic drawing with an ornamental initial B and seven lines of text: Beter is Wijsheyt ... (Spr. 8). Below it a lowercase alphabet in the same hand. The text is framed by scrollwork. The drawing is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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Credit lineOntwerp van een schrijfvoorbeeld: Beter is Wijsheyt (...). 1605. Jan van de Velde (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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