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Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann Hering 1624-1634 (Bamberg) e
16th century marks an appearance of first copybooks printed from engraved metal plates. Various forms of the secretary hand get reproduced in printing. Publishers also take advantage of the metal engraving process by presenting free-form letters drawn in thin outlines, something beyond the capabilities of the woodcut.
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JH Darlington by Rhead Louis (undated)

JH Darlington by Rhead Louis (undated)

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Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann Hering 1624-1634 (Bamberg) n

Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann...

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Letter 'A' (Jan Chrystian Bierpfaff + Jeremiasz Falck, 1656) - 'Libellus novus elementorum Latinorum cum aeneis picturis usui aurifabrorum inservientib'

Letter 'A' (Jan Chrystian Bierpfaff + Jeremiasz Falck, 1656) - 'Libell...

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Medieval Ornament - Public domain dedication image

Medieval Ornament - Public domain dedication image

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Ornamental Typography Revisited 019

Ornamental Typography Revisited 019

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Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teutsch', 1601 alphabet a

Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teut...

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Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teutsch', 1601 alphabet k

Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teut...

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The Fuggers' Secret Book of Honour a

The Fuggers' Secret Book of Honour a

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Thomas Fella f - Public domain dedication image

Thomas Fella f - Public domain dedication image

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UCB 021 - Stephan Brechtel - 1571 d

UCB 021 - Stephan Brechtel - 1571 d

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Arte subtilissima g - Public domain dedication image

Arte subtilissima g - Public domain dedication image

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Arte subtilissima k - Drawing. Public domain image.

Arte subtilissima k - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Bookplate of George Allen Publisher, Ruskin House

Bookplate of George Allen Publisher, Ruskin House

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. h

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. h

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Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810 g

Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810 g

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Ornamental Typography Revisited 008

Ornamental Typography Revisited 008

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Ornamental Typography Revisited 027

Ornamental Typography Revisited 027

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Pio Freixa Aulet by J Friado - Drawing. Public domain image.

Pio Freixa Aulet by J Friado - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Twee verticale trofeeën met kanonnen

Twee verticale trofeeën met kanonnen

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Aesthetic Text - Public domain dedication image

Aesthetic Text - Public domain dedication image

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Anthropmorphia - Public domain dedication image

Anthropmorphia - Public domain dedication image

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Bacchus sitting under an arch of vines, flanked by flower vases held by monkeys by Lucas Kilian (1607) j

Bacchus sitting under an arch of vines, flanked by flower vases held b...

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Broad-pen Roman - Public domain dedication image

Broad-pen Roman - Public domain dedication image

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Frans Huys, Cornelis Floris, Hans Liefrinck, 1555 f

Frans Huys, Cornelis Floris, Hans Liefrinck, 1555 f

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Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann Hering 1624-1634 (Bamberg) a

Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann...

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Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann Hering 1624-1634 (Bamberg) f

Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann...

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MS. Ashmole 1504 (b) - Public domain dedication image

MS. Ashmole 1504 (b) - Public domain dedication image

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Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810 a

Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810 a

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Carlota Campins by Joaquim Renart, 1904

Carlota Campins by Joaquim Renart, 1904

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. d

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. d

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. i

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. i

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In the middle Venus grabs Cupid's arrow, while his arch falls down by Lucas Kilian (1607) h'

In the middle Venus grabs Cupid's arrow, while his arch falls down by ...

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Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann Hering 1624-1634 (Bamberg) b

Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann...

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La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 l

La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 l

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Letter 'A' -  Opera dianto nella quale vedrete molte caratteri di lettere  - Antonio Schiratti - 1600-1615 (coloured)

Letter 'A' - Opera dianto nella quale vedrete molte caratteri di lett...

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Ornamental Typography Revisited 021

Ornamental Typography Revisited 021

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Schrift- und Polytypen-Proben BG Teubner, 1846 j

Schrift- und Polytypen-Proben BG Teubner, 1846 j

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Single Line Centre  or Sickle - Public domain dedication image

Single Line Centre or Sickle - Public domain dedication image

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The Fuggers' Secret Book of Honour i

The Fuggers' Secret Book of Honour i

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Victoria Australia postcard a - Public domain banknote scan

Victoria Australia postcard a - Public domain banknote scan

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Liber Amicorum - Johann Christian Sigmund Mönch r

Liber Amicorum - Johann Christian Sigmund Mönch r

Collection of book illustrations from various sources selected by BibliOdyssey. Public domain photograph of painting, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Florem si ostendet feret ipso tempore fructum (de Bry)

Florem si ostendet feret ipso tempore fructum (de Bry)

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Goszleth Istvan - Budapest 1884

Goszleth Istvan - Budapest 1884

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Jean Toutin, 1619 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Jean Toutin, 1619 - Drawing. Public domain image.

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La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 g

La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 g

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La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 k

La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 k

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Letter 'F' (Jan Chrystian Bierpfaff + Jeremiasz Falck, 1656)

Letter 'F' (Jan Chrystian Bierpfaff + Jeremiasz Falck, 1656)

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Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810 i

Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810 i

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Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810

Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810

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Ornamental Typography Revisited 001

Ornamental Typography Revisited 001

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Owl and Cat calligraphy - Drawing. Public domain image.

Owl and Cat calligraphy - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Ten of Columbines - A black and white drawing of flowers in a circle

Ten of Columbines - A black and white drawing of flowers in a circle

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A scroll alphabet. e - Public domain dedication image

A scroll alphabet. e - Public domain dedication image

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Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann Hering 1624-1634 (Bamberg) e

Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann...

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La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 f

La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 f

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Letter 'C' (Jan Chrystian Bierpfaff + Jeremiasz Falck, 1656)

Letter 'C' (Jan Chrystian Bierpfaff + Jeremiasz Falck, 1656)

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Letter 'E' (Jan Chrystian Bierpfaff + Jeremiasz Falck, 1656)

Letter 'E' (Jan Chrystian Bierpfaff + Jeremiasz Falck, 1656)

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Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810 c

Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810 c

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Old English - Public domain dedication image

Old English - Public domain dedication image

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Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teutsch', 1601 alphabet j

Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teut...

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Queen of Roses - Drawing. Public domain image.

Queen of Roses - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Schrift- und Polytypen-Proben BG Teubner, 1846 n

Schrift- und Polytypen-Proben BG Teubner, 1846 n

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Washington DC 1903 - A vintage advertisement for a whiskey company

Washington DC 1903 - A vintage advertisement for a whiskey company

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1600-1699 coat of arms - Public domain dedication image

1600-1699 coat of arms - Public domain dedication image

bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2008/06/fisch-wappenbuch.html ( http://bibliodyssey.blogspot.com/2008/06/fisch-wappenbuch.html )

Henrietta Jane Adeane by Harry Soane (1883)

Henrietta Jane Adeane by Harry Soane (1883)

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Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann Hering 1624-1634 (Bamberg) h

Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann...

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Kircher - Magnetism - Drawing. Public domain image.

Kircher - Magnetism - Drawing. Public domain image.

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La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 j

La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 j

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La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 n

La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 n

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Monograms & Ciphers by AA Turbayne 1912 n

Monograms & Ciphers by AA Turbayne 1912 n

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Ornamental Typography Revisited 016

Ornamental Typography Revisited 016

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Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teutsch', 1601 alphabet d

Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teut...

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Bust portrait of William III in state robes (a)

Bust portrait of William III in state robes (a)

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. k

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. k

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Frans Huys, Cornelis Floris, Hans Liefrinck, 1555 b

Frans Huys, Cornelis Floris, Hans Liefrinck, 1555 b

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Indianapolis, Indiana 1915 - Public domain old map

Indianapolis, Indiana 1915 - Public domain old map

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Italian Square Top - Public domain dedication image

Italian Square Top - Public domain dedication image

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Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann Hering 1624-1634 (Bamberg) r

Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann...

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La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 a

La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 a

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La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 p

La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 p

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Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810 d

Nouvelle collection d'arabesques, 1810 d

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Parchment 'Byron - The Poetical Works' (Royal School of Art) 1896

Parchment 'Byron - The Poetical Works' (Royal School of Art) 1896

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Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teutsch', 1601 alphabet g

Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teut...

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Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teutsch', 1601 alphabet

Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teut...

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Vinciolo Alphabet - Public domain portrait engraving

Vinciolo Alphabet - Public domain portrait engraving

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Alphabet with flourish - Public domain dedication image

Alphabet with flourish - Public domain dedication image

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Arte subtilissima f - An open book with decorative designs on it

Arte subtilissima f - An open book with decorative designs on it

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Coelum titlepage - Perspectiva Corporum Regularium -  Wenzel Jamnitzer 1568

Coelum titlepage - Perspectiva Corporum Regularium - Wenzel Jamnitzer...

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Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann Hering 1624-1634 (Bamberg) p

Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen von Johann Hering zu Kulmbach - Johann...

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La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 c

La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 c

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La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 o

La penna da scrivere - Francesco Polanzani, 1768 o

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Monograms & Ciphers by AA Turbayne 1912 g

Monograms & Ciphers by AA Turbayne 1912 g

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Ornamental Typography Revisited 006

Ornamental Typography Revisited 006

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Ornamental Typography Revisited 018

Ornamental Typography Revisited 018

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Ornamental Typography Revisited X

Ornamental Typography Revisited X

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Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teutsch', 1601 alphabet l

Paulus Franck - 'Schatzkammer Allerhand Versalien Lateinisch vnnd Teut...

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A flore accipias honeste vivere discas (de Bry)

A flore accipias honeste vivere discas (de Bry)

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Bertozzi + Zanilla 1604 Lace Typography e

Bertozzi + Zanilla 1604 Lace Typography e

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Corwinian Saur, 1593 - Drawing. Public domain image.

Corwinian Saur, 1593 - Drawing. Public domain image.

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De natura rerum liber - Beda..Seneca (1490) MDZ

De natura rerum liber - Beda..Seneca (1490) MDZ

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