(Q47405)

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Penmanship specimen
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Calligraphy--Czech Republic--16th century
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Manuscripts, Renaissance--Czech Republic--1550-1600
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Extent: 1 leaf : vellum ; 66 x 52 cm.
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Texts from the Psalms in Latin, arranged in rectangles in two columns, with an ornamental strap-work border between them and around the whole. Subscribed in a large fraktur: "Johannes Lemp Teutscher schulhalter zu Eger Anno d[omin]i 1565".
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Title supplied by cataloger.
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The texts are written in black or brown ink in a variety of fraktur and cursive scripts, each having a decorated initial letter. Some of these are red or blue.
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In a tray case, 67 x 54 cm.
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Purchased with the fund for Printing and Graphic Arts given by Philip Hofer, 1958.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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