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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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'Traité de Fauconnerie' by H Schlegel, 1853 titlepage

'Traité de Fauconnerie' by H Schlegel, 1853 titlepage

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A couple struggling in the middle by Lucas Kilian (1607) i

A couple struggling in the middle by Lucas Kilian (1607) i

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A crowned woman stands in the middle flanked by two satyrs. Together they support a shell in which a figure sitting by Lucas Kilian (1607) f

A crowned woman stands in the middle flanked by two satyrs. Together t...

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A flore accipias honeste vivere discas (de Bry)

A flore accipias honeste vivere discas (de Bry)

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A man in oriental dress with a banner sits on a drum in the middle by Lucas Kilian (1607) g

A man in oriental dress with a banner sits on a drum in the middle by ...

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A scroll alphabet. a

A scroll alphabet. a

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A scroll alphabet. c

A scroll alphabet. c

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A scroll alphabet. e

A scroll alphabet. e

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A wagon is pulled by a winged satyr by Lucas Kilian (1607) d

A wagon is pulled by a winged satyr by Lucas Kilian (1607) d

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Act of Ratification (between Napolean, French Emperor and Dutch King) for annexation of Holland by France 1810

Act of Ratification (between Napolean, French Emperor and Dutch King) ...

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Adornos caligráficos (Motivos animales, etc.) a

Adornos caligráficos (Motivos animales, etc.) a

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Aesthetic Text

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Image from BibliOdyssey collection

Image from BibliOdyssey collection

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Alphabet with flourish

Alphabet with flourish

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Alphabetum Armenicum et Fabulosa

Alphabetum Armenicum et Fabulosa

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Anglo-Belgian Seminary. Library (Bruges, Belgium. undated)

Anglo-Belgian Seminary. Library (Bruges, Belgium. undated)

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Anthropmorphia

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Antoine Jacquard (1610-1630) a

Antoine Jacquard (1610-1630) a

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Antoine Jacquard (1610-1630) b

Antoine Jacquard (1610-1630) b

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Antoine Jacquard (1610-1630) c

Antoine Jacquard (1610-1630) c

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Antoine Jacquard (1610-1630) d

Antoine Jacquard (1610-1630) d

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Antoine Jacquard (1610-1630)

Antoine Jacquard (1610-1630)

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Applied Lettering of Proportional Modification

Applied Lettering of Proportional Modification

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Aristeas

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Arte subtilissima a

Arte subtilissima a

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Arte subtilissima b

Arte subtilissima b

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Arte subtilissima c

Arte subtilissima c

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Arte subtilissima d

Arte subtilissima d

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Arte subtilissima e

Arte subtilissima e

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Arte subtilissima f

Arte subtilissima f

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Arte subtilissima g

Arte subtilissima g

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Arte subtilissima h

Arte subtilissima h

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Arte subtilissima i

Arte subtilissima i

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Arte subtilissima j

Arte subtilissima j

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Arte subtilissima k

Arte subtilissima k

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Arte subtilissima

Arte subtilissima

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Arthur W Clark 1898

Arthur W Clark 1898

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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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Barry H Jones (undated)

Barry H Jones (undated)

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Bertozzi + Zanilla 1604 Lace Typography e

Bertozzi + Zanilla 1604 Lace Typography e

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Bertozzi + Zanilla 1604 Lace Typography n

Bertozzi + Zanilla 1604 Lace Typography n

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Jost Amman - Blazon (Jost Amman)

Jost Amman - Blazon (Jost Amman)

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Block Ornament

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Bookplate of Dr. Rene und Frau Thackstfep

Bookplate of Dr. Rene und Frau Thackstfep

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Bookplate of George Allen Publisher, Ruskin House

Bookplate of George Allen Publisher, Ruskin House

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Bookplate of William Ewart Gladstone

Bookplate of William Ewart Gladstone

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Broad-pen Roman

Broad-pen Roman

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BSB Cod.icon. 390 - Wappenbuch

BSB Cod.icon. 390 - Wappenbuch

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Bucherzeichen Otto Brinckmann

Bucherzeichen Otto Brinckmann

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Bust portrait of Charles I in state robes

Bust portrait of Charles I in state robes

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Bust portrait of Charles II in state robes (a)

Bust portrait of Charles II in state robes (a)

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Bust portrait of Charles II in state robes

Bust portrait of Charles II in state robes

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Bust portrait of Queen Anne in state robes

Bust portrait of Queen Anne in state robes

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Bust portrait of Queen Anne in state robes(a)

Bust portrait of Queen Anne in state robes(a)

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Bust portrait of William III and Mary in state robes

Bust portrait of William III and Mary in state robes

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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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Bust portrait of William III in state robes

Bust portrait of William III in state robes

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Calligraphy Cartouche - Opera dianto nella quale vedrete molte caratteri di lettere - Antonio Schiratti - 1600-1615

Calligraphy Cartouche - Opera dianto nella quale vedrete molte caratt...

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Carlota Campins by Joaquim Renart, 1904

Carlota Campins by Joaquim Renart, 1904

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Cartouche Fragments

Cartouche Fragments

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Cartouche met grotesken, middenonder staat een kindtitel

Cartouche met grotesken, middenonder staat een kindtitel

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Cartouche met kalligrafie

Cartouche met kalligrafie

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Cartouche met kalligrafie, links

Cartouche met kalligrafie, links

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Cartouche met tekst in vorm van hartentitel

Cartouche met tekst in vorm van hartentitel

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Coelum textless titlepage - Perspectiva Corporum Regularium - Wenzel Jamnitzer 1568

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

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Coelum titlepage - Perspectiva Corporum Regularium - Wenzel Jamnitzer 1568

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

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Corwinian Saur, 1593

Corwinian Saur, 1593

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Cudowne bajki by Adolf Dygasinski - 1925 a

Cudowne bajki by Adolf Dygasinski - 1925 a

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Cudowne bajki by Adolf Dygasinski - 1925

Cudowne bajki by Adolf Dygasinski - 1925

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

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

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Decorative Calligraphy - Opera dianto nella quale vedrete molte caratteri di lettere - Antonio Schiratti - 1600-1615

Decorative Calligraphy - Opera dianto nella quale vedrete molte carat...

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Denver Athletic Club by Leota Woy, 1904

Denver Athletic Club by Leota Woy, 1904

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Diana + nymph by Lucas Kilian (1607) b

Diana + nymph by Lucas Kilian (1607) b

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Drie verticale trofeeën met muziekinstrumententitel,

Drie verticale trofeeën met muziekinstrumententitel,

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Eduard Riedel - 'Sammlung von Originalplanen und Skizzen' 1830 to 1860s

Eduard Riedel - 'Sammlung von Originalplanen und Skizzen' 1830 to 186...

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Elaborate Calligraphy - Opera dianto nella quale vedrete molte caratteri di lettere - Antonio Schiratti - 1600-1615

Elaborate Calligraphy - Opera dianto nella quale vedrete molte caratt...

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Elias Holl II, 1637

Elias Holl II, 1637

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Evangeliar (Codex Aureus) - BSB Clm 14000 a

Evangeliar (Codex Aureus) - BSB Clm 14000 a

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Ex Libris [...] Benes

Ex Libris [...] Benes

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F Bargallo by Andre Henry, 1895

F Bargallo by Andre Henry, 1895

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Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Verona mit Buchstaben b

Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Verona mit Buchstaben b

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Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Verona mit Buchstaben g

Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Verona mit Buchstaben g

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Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Verona mit Buchstaben i

Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Verona mit Buchstaben i

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Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Verona mit Buchstaben k

Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Verona mit Buchstaben k

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Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Verona mit Buchstaben

Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Verona mit Buchstaben

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Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Vicenza mit Buchstaben c

Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Vicenza mit Buchstaben c

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Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Vicenza mit Buchstaben j

Familienwappen kleinerer Adelshäuser von Vicenza mit Buchstaben j

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figura literarum

figura literarum

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. a

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. a

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. b

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. b

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. c

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. c

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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. f

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. f

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. g

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. g

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. h

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. h

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. i

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. i

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. j (cropped)

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. j (cropped)

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. k

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. k

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. l

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. l

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FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. m

FJ Brechtel calligraphy 16th cent. m

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