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Richly illustrated writing book

BAURENFEIND, Michael.
Vollkommene Wieder-Herstellung bissher Sehr in Verfall gekommenen gründlich-und zierlichen Schreib-Kunst, worinnen Der Jügend ein Sicherer und angenehmer Wege, wie Sie mit sonderbarem Vortheil ohne einige Information von selbsten hierinnen sich gar leicht belehren - eine erwachsene Person aber der gründrichtigen Lehr-Art und der zu Ersetzung der bissherigen Mangels dargestelten Versalien mit gütem Nützen bedienen kan, getreulich und auffrichtig gezeiget wird.

With engraved architectural title within richly designed allegorical borders comprising numerous baby children writing in different hand-writing styles on writing tables, and with a large number of writing implements scattered about in the foreground, 9 woodcut illustrations and folding table in the explanatory text, and numerous alphabets and writing models in various hands on 59 full-page engraved plates, including architectural ornaments, elaborate penwork, richly decorated initials, a large mathematically designed printing type alphabet, texts printed in white against black, writing in the form of a labyrinth, arranging texts in tables, etc., etc.

With engraved architectural title within richly designed allegorical borders comprising numerous baby children writing in different hand-writing styles on writing tables, and with a large number of writing implements scattered about in the foreground, 9 woodcut illustrations and folding table in the explanatory text, and numerous alphabets and writing models in various hands on 59 full-page engraved plates, including architectural ornaments, elaborate penwork, richly decorated initials, a large mathematically designed printing type alphabet, texts printed in white against black, writing in the form of a labyrinth, arranging texts in tables, etc., etc.

With engraved architectural title within richly designed allegorical borders comprising numerous baby children writing in different hand-writing styles on writing tables, and with a large number of writing implements scattered about in the foreground, 9 woodcut illustrations and folding table in the explanatory text, and numerous alphabets and writing models in various hands on 59 full-page engraved plates, including architectural ornaments, elaborate penwork, richly decorated initials, a large mathematically designed printing type alphabet, texts printed in white against black, writing in the form of a labyrinth, arranging texts in tables, etc., etc.



Neurenberg, Christoph Weigel, (1716). Oblong folio. Contemp. half calf. With engraved architectural title within richly designed allegorical borders comprising numerous baby children writing in different hand-writing styles on writing tables, and with a large number of writing implements scattered about in the foreground, 9 woodcut illustrations and folding table in the explanatory text, and numerous alphabets and writing models in various hands on 59 full-page engraved plates, including architectural ornaments, elaborate penwork, richly decorated initials, a large mathematically designed printing type alphabet, texts printed in white against black, writing in the form of a labyrinth, arranging texts in tables, etc., etc. (4), 39, (1 blank) pp.

First edition of a beautiful writing book, designed by Michael Baurenfeind (1680-1753), Emperial notary, who dedicated the book to the Mayor and Council of Neurenberg, and published by Christoph Weigel (1654-1725), famous engraver, who learned his trade by Matthias Küsel at Augsburg, and prolific publisher of prints, atlasses, globes and school books at Neurenberg.
Rare complete copy, the calligraphic plates numbered A-X, A-Z, and 1-14. They systematically teach all kinds of writing hands, indicated by the titles at the head of each plate, including Latin cursive, five ways for writing capitals in Latin cursive, a running cursive, an running but elegant cursive, basic round script, regular round script, Roman quadrat script, also engraved in white against black, a basic and circular architectural alphabet, large Quadrat printing type alphabet, alphabets in Roman Antiqua, an elegant Munich hand, Hebrew hand-writing, Greek hand-writing, several French and Italian hands, tables with numbers, various current hands, capitals in current hands, several Chancery hands, several Gothic hand-writing styles and alphabets, also printed in white against black, large initials with elaborate penwork, etc., etc. In the preliminaries the several styles and writing implements are extensively explained, including illustrations of how to hold one's pen, or rather one's quill.

Good copy.- (Binding severily rubbed and worn; inside very fine).
Bonacini 157; Berlin Kat. 4871; on Baurenfeind, see Thieme-Becker 3, p. 92; on Weigel, Thieme-Becker 35, pp. 277-278.

Related Subjects: 18th Century  Calligraphy  German  Modelbooks 

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