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Two writing samples: an English hand and a High German running letter
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Two images on an album leaf. These are two writing samples. Above, four lines of letters and text with the title: The Englisch hand. The last line of text has been added. Below, four lines of letters in a High German running hand with the title: Fundament aller current schriften. Both examples with scrollwork and a horizontal line at the bottom. The drawings are part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTwee schrijfvoorbeelden: een Engelse hand en een Hoogduitse lopende letter. 1605. Simon Frisius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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