Alphabet of Roman capitals in gold with colored ornament used as initial letters in specimen pages of calligraphy

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Title: Alphabet of Roman capitals in gold with colored ornament used as initial letters in specimen pages of calligraphy
Digital Image Rights Holder: The Newberry Library
Type of Resource: Manuscript book
Genre: Calligraphy book
Date Issued: 1598-07-29
Language: French
Latin
Physical Description: 23 leaves,one-sided, mounted on paper
26 X 18 cm
Script: Writing samples
Decoration: Ornamental calligraphic borders
Provenance: Unidentified bookplate woth motto: Memor fui dierum antiquorum
Topic: Art and Culture
Subject: Calligraphy--Technique
Copybooks
Penmanship
Lettering-Design
Region: France?
Time Period: 1550-1599
Repository: The Newberry Library
Call Number: Newberry VAULT Wing MS ZW 5391 .98
Links: Catalog Link: http://vufind.carli.illinois.edu/all/vf-nby/Record/8404309