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Two writing samples: the bastards and the Dutch running letter
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, four lines of text in Dutch with the title: Vierderley Nederlandtsche principale gemeyne handen. The text is concluded with a horizontal line. Below, four lines of letters with the title 'Veranderinghe der Nederlandtscher loopende letteren'. The prints form part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTwee schrijfvoorbeelden: de bastarde en de Nederlandse lopende letter. 1605. Simon Frisius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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