Penmanship specimen book (DS10740) (Q46322)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Harvard University (990101076510203941, MS Typ 760, https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990101076510203941/catalog)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Penmanship specimen book (DS10740) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from Harvard University (990101076510203941, MS Typ 760, https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990101076510203941/catalog) |
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Penmanship specimen books--Italy--16th century
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Manuscripts, Renaissance--Italy--1550-1600
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between 1580 and 1590
16. century
1580Gregorian
1590
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Extent: 1 v. (34 leaves) ; ill. : 21 x 31 cm.
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ill.
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The specimens, on the rectos only, are of inscriptional texts in Latin, individual letters, and alphabets, in black, red, and gold ink. Ff. 4 and 5 are Hebrew.
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Ff. 8-25 are specimens of individual letters made of pen-flourishes, some incorporating calligraphic drawings.
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F. 33r contains four landscape drawings in ink.
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Probably Italian. The date is according to J. Wardrop (inscription on flyleaf).
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Bound in contemporary limp vellum, gilt.
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In a tray case, 23 cm.
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Bequest of Philip Hofer, 1984.
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23 July 2024
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23 July 2024
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