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Two writing samples: textura and fraktur
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Two writing samples: textura and fraktur

Simon Frisius · 1605 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Two representations on an album page. These are two writing samples. Above, three lines of letters with a title in the Gothic textura. Below, three lines of letters with a title in fraktur. Both with scrollwork and a horizontal line at the bottom. The prints form part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTwee schrijfvoorbeelden: textura en fraktur. 1605. Simon Frisius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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