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Richly illustrated writing book View picture(s) 1 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. 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. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Calligraphy  German  Modelbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Calligraphic ABC Book View picture(s) 2 BLEGNY, Etienne DE. Les Elemens ou Premieres Instructions de la Jeunesse. Paris, Guillaume Cavelier, 1605 (=1705). Contemp. calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt, with red  title-label. With full-page engraved portrait of the author, 40 full-page plates with calligraphic specimen, engraved by C.A. Berey, and one engraved plate with the tables of multiplication. (12), 20, 315, (5) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: ABC Books  Calligraphy  Children's Books  Education  French  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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'Of major importance in the development and perfection of calligraphy in the Netherlands' View picture(s) 3 BOISSENS, Cornelis Dirksz. Grammato-graphices. In quo varia scriptorae embalamta Belgicis, Germanicis, Italicis, Hispanicis, Gallicis, et Latinis characteribus exarata. Cum singulorum anatomicis fundamentis ad exacté pingendum perquam utilia, oculis spectanda imitandaque proponuntur. Scripta, aeri incisa, et impressa. Per Cornelium Boissenium Enchusanum. Amsterdam, (Cornelis Claesz. for) Cornelis Boissens, 1605. Oblong folio. (270 x 356 mm). Contemporary paperboard wrappers; the leaves and plates are sewn at left margin and are folded once. Engraved title in an elaborate pen-work decorated frame, 41 (out of 45: lacking pl. 19, and 44-5) full-page engraved plates, including the magnificent self-portrait of the author (pl. 1), with calligraphic examples, all designed and engraved (and many signed) by Cornelis Boissens. (4) text lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Calligraphy  Dutch  Netherlands  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Writing after the latest scientific methods View picture(s) 4 BOONEKAMP, Petrus Josephus. Handleiding tot de Schrijfkunst, naar vaste regelen,  met Aanwijzing van de meest in het oog vallende Afwijkingen.  Uitgegeven door de Maatschappij Tot Nut van 't Algemeen. Leyden, Deventer, Groningen, 1830. Sm.8vo. Orig. boards. With vignette of the Maatschappij Tot Nut van 't Algemeen on title, and illustrations and calligraphic specimen on 7 folding engraved plates. (4), 112 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Calligraphy  Education  Schoolbooks  Teaching  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extremely rare sixteenth-century Italian writing master's book in an unrecorded issue of the second and best edition View picture(s) 5 GAGLIARDELLI, Salvadore. Soprascritte di lettere in forma cancelleresca, corsiva, appartenenti ad ogni grado di persona; date in luce in tal carattero per commune utilità degli studiosi della buona forma dello scrivere, per esercitarsi nelle accomodate abbreviature, ne'tratti diversi, nelle variate maiuscole, che in esso sono, cosi nello scritto. come ance nel modo del dire di esse soprascritte. ... Con l'aggiunta di questa seconda stampa, come à piè della tavola si dice. Florence, for the author, (1583). Oblong 4to. (203 x 255 mm). 19th-century three-quarter blue painted calf, ribbed spine with title lettered in gold, marbled boards, marbled endpapers (Legatoria T. LAENGNER, Milano). Title in elaborate woodcut border (Type 2), f. 2r-12v: printed texts in decorated borders composed from little stamps, f. 13r-84: woodcut calligraphical texts (f. 13r-16v: one text to a page; f. 17r-84v: two numbered texts - 1-269 and 3 blank - to a page) within 3 types of elaborate woodcut borders: (1): decorated border on all the verso's; (2): elaborate border with putti in the top border, the one to the left holding a banner with the text "Il Gagliardello", the one to the right with the banner with "Scrittore in Fior."; two nude writing masters holding quills and writing utensils as caryatids left and right; (3) idem, with putti and two griffins in the top border holding the same banners and two nude 'writing mistresses' at either side. Types 2 and 3 alternating on the recto's. (84) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Calligraphy  Italy  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Unknown issue of the very rare second and last edition of a famous Dutch copy book View picture(s) 6 HONDIUS, Jodocus. Theatrum artis scribendi, varia summorum nostri seculi, artificium exemplaria complectens, novem diversis linguis exarata. Amsterdam, Joannes Janssonius, 1614. Oblong 4to. Contemporary half vellum. With engraved title-page and 42 engraved plates with calligraphic texts. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Calligraphy  Modelbooks  Typography  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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How to behave like a prince View picture(s) 7 KOLBE VON WARTENBERG, Johann Casimi. Väterliche Instruction an seine Kinder, nummehr zum dritten mahl auffgeleget, Mit einer ganz neuen Vorrede, wie auch unterschiedenen sehr nützlichen Nachrichten, das Wartenbergische Hauss, und dessen einzigen noch übrigen Erben, den itzigen Herrn Grafen von Wartenberg betreffend. Berlin, Johann Michael Rüdiger, 1704. 2 works in 1 volume. 4to. Contemporary vellum. With richly engraved allegorical frontispiece by I.W. Heckemaur, title printed in red and black, full-page engraved portrait of the author, and woodcut vignette on separate title for the genealogy of the House of Kolbe von Wartenberg. [88], 296, [24] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Arithmetics  Calligraphy  Education  Fencing  Fortification  Hunting  Nobility  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Beautiful, entirely engraved, calligraphic prayerbook View picture(s) 8 MOREAU, Pierre. Les Sainctes prieres de l'ame Chrestienne Escrites & gravées apres le naturel de la plume. Paris, I. Henault, 1656. Small 8vo. Contemporary sharkskin, spine ribbed, with silver clasps including monogram. With fine engraved calligraphic title within architectural borders, engraved dedication to the Queen of France, 31 mostly full-page illustrations, some repeated, representing Christ on the cross, Mary with child, the Seven Deadly Sins, etc., and 179 engraved pages with calligraphed prayers within richly decorated borders with flowers, fruits, animals, insects, etc. 212 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Calligraphy  Prayer Books  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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One of the best Dutch writing master's books View picture(s) 9 ROELANDS, David. T' Magazin oft' pac-huys der loffelycker penn-const; vol subtyle ende lustighe trecken percken beelden. ende figuren van menschen, van beesten, voghelen, ende visschen, ende noch meer van hondert onderscheyden gheschriften verciert met divaersche capitalen oraculen, ende gulden sententien: alles tot profyt, oeffeninghe ende spore der const-lievende gheesten. (Vlissingen), 1616 (i.e. 1617). Oblong folio. 19th-century three quarter vellum, spine with title calligraphed in ink, marbled boards. Engraved title and 44 engraved plates of ca. 230 x 330mm. with calligraphed texts and images, including a portrait of Roelands. (Engr. title), 5 lvs with printed text, (32 engr. lvs), 1 leaf with printed text, (12 engr. lvs). Full description >> Related Subjects: Art  Calligraphy  Cartography  Dutch  Low Countries  Portraits  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Very fine calligraphic exercise book, which probably belonged to a member of the House of Orange or someone connected with it View picture(s) 10 [MANUSCRIPT - HOUSE OF ORANGE]. Orange desespoir. l'orange ie dechasse, Et ne veux plus avoir, Car L'amoureuse chasse, Ma donne desespoir. Calligraphic manuscript on paper. In French. (Netherlands, 17th century). Oblong 8vo. Contemp. vellum, spine gilt-lined with decorative gilt ornaments in the four compartments, with gilt double-fillet borders on sides with gilt branch of oak-leaves in the four corners and gilt central oval wreath of oak-leaved branches with pointe. With fine manuscript calligraphic specimen, mostly verses and moral reflections, in various writing-types, several with fine decorated or illuminated initials in gold, often on the theme of the Netherlands and the House of Orange with tulips, a tree of orange-apples, etc., other initials with calligraphic penwork with a human face, and on last leaves calligraphic exercises of flourishing headings, like "Madame", "Monsieur",  "Mon tres Cher Papa", etc. (64) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Calligraphy  Dutch  House of Orange  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Splendid manuscript on the state, condition and organization of the French Royal navy in 1732; from the library of Henri Beraldi View picture(s) 11 [MANUSCRIPT - MILITARY - FRENCH ROYAL]. État de la marine du Roy pour l'année 1732. Manuscript on vellum. [France, 1732]. 8vo. Contemporary full red morocco with gilt fillet along edges of both sides, decorated gilt spine with five raised bands with abbreviated title in two compartments and 5 small gilt fleur-de-lis stamps in four compartments, gilt fillet on binding edges, blue morocco pastedowns with large richly decorated gilt dentelles, g.e. With a contemporary and beautifully executed colourful gouache (11.4 x 9.5 cm) pasted on the verso of the second vellum (fly-)leaf, functioning as a frontispiece, and showing a warship on a shipyard in a small harbour being repaired by some workers; on the left shore a small hut with someone cooking on an open fire; some ruins at the left side, and in the middle below an escutcheon with the text 'Marine du Roy. 1732'. [2 blank paper fly-leaves], [4], 26 [i.e. 29: 22 and 23 are double-leaves; 25 is a folding double-leaf], [1 blank], [2 blank paper flyleaves] ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Bindings  Calligraphy  France  Manuscripts  Provenance  Ships & Shipbuilding  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Beautifully executed 18th-century manuscript music album with 24 songs to guitar accompaniment by Laborde View picture(s) 12 [MANUSCRIPT - MUSIC - GUITAR]. LABORDE, Jean Benjamin de. Recueil d'airs avec accompagnement & guittare par Mr. de Laborde. [France, 2nd half of the 18th century]. Oblong 4to (20.5 x 26.5). Contemporary richly gold-tooled red morocco, with gilt edges and silk endleaves. With decorated title-page and half-title, pages with hand-coloured wood-engraved floral border, songs, music notation (including both regular notes and tablature) in neat manuscript with gilt decorations and initials and title calligraphed in gold. [1, 2 blank], 152, [1 blank] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 18th Century  Calligraphy  France  Manuscripts  Music  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Early writing masters book and an artist manual View picture(s) 13 [MIETH, Johann Christoph (Ed.)]. Der Curiose Schreiber/ von allerley künstlichen und erdencklichen Arthen zu schreiben/ ist mit vielen andern Raritaten/ auch Figuren/ die Proportion der Buchstaben betreffend/ vermehrter; samt dem curiosen Mahler/ darinne von Oehl- und Wasserfarben/ dieselben zu misschen/ zu vertieffen und zu erhöhen/ Nebst unterschiedenen anderen Curiositäten/ die Farben zuzurichten. Mit shursürlistl. Sächs. Freiheit ans Licht gebracht. Dresden, Johann Christoph Mieth, Johann Christoph Zimmermann, 1695. 2 parts in one vol. Small 8vo. Contemporary half vellum. Title printed in red and black, 3 folding engraved plates, 4 double-page engraved plates, 10 full-page engraved plates, woodcut head- and tailpieces. (10), 94, (8); (16), 272, (16) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: Art  Calligraphy  Germany  Modelbooks  Painting & Drawing  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Single writing models View picture(s) 14 [POILLY, François]. Les rares Escritures. Financieres et Italiennes-bastardes nouvellement a la mode. Paris, F. Poilly, (ca. 1670). Oblong folio. 5 lvs. with richly decorated calligraphic specimen, engraved by L. Senault. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Calligraphy  Children's Books  Modelbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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To prevent the old art of calligraphy from disappearing View picture(s) 15 [SCHOOLBOOK]. Trap der jeugd. Uitgegeven door de Maatschappij: Tot Nut van 't Algemeen. Elfde druk. Leyden, Deventer, Groningen, D. du Mortier en Zoon, J. de Lange & J. Oomkens, 1827. Sm.8vo. Orig. blue wrappers. With 2 folding plates with calligraphic specimen. 48 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  ABC Books  Calligraphy  Children's Books  Dutch  Education  Schoolbooks  Teaching  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Early edition of one of the most popular English writing books View picture(s) 16 [SNELL, Charles]. Copy-Book. London, 1694. Oblong folio. 14 lvs. (of 25) with calligraphic specimen, engraved by Elder. 1 leaf with introductionary poem by Joshua Barnes, and one leaf postscript by Charles Snel. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Calligraphy  Children's Books  Modelbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Model writing books, each leaf with different calligraphic specimen View picture(s) 17 [WRITING BOOK]. Muster alphabete verschiedener Schriftarten & Schreib-Vorlagen verschiedener Schriftarten in den neuesten Formen. Stuttgart, Gebert & Veigelfrüher, Halder & Cronberger (ca. 1880). 2 vols. Oblong 8vo. Orig. printed wrappers. With numerous alphabets in various types. 12; 12 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 19th Century  Calligraphy  Education  German  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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2 unrecorded engraved calligraphic model books from revolutionary Paris View picture(s) 18 [WRITING BOOK]. MONTFORT, Guillaume. Fables d'Ésope. With: SAINTOMER, and Guillaume MONTFORT. Déclaration des Droits et de l'Homme Et du Citoyen Acceptée par le Peuple Français le 10 Août 1793. Paris, Chez Jean, ca. 1800. 2 works in 1 volume. Large folio. Modern half vellum. The Montfort with richly engraved calligraphic title-page with a beautiful calligraphic design of a peacock at the top, and 18 full-page plates, each with the calligraphic engraved text of an animal fable, comprising a copper-plate illustration by Noël at the top and a calligraphic drawing of the main fable animal at the bottom, engraved by Davignon and Dizambourg. The Saintomer with richly engraved calligraphic title-page with a calligraphic drawing of two embracing lions at the top, 6 plates with the calligraphic engraved text of the "Declaration of Human Rights" and 13 full-page engraved calligraphic plates with models of alphabets and writing exercises in various hands, engraved by Aubert and J.B. Bariolle, and including a plate swowing an English writing hand, signed by Coulubrier, Ecrivain Français. The Montfort lacking 1 leaf and the Saintomer & Montfort with 2 leaves replaced by others. [19]; [20] ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: Calligraphy  French  Modelbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Impressive woodcut copybook by writing master Hans Rogel (1532-1592) View picture(s) 19 [WRITING BOOK]. ROGEL, Hans. Capital und Versal Buech, allerhanndt grosser und kleiner Alphabeth, zue den Hauptschriften und Büechern, dessgleichen in Canntzleyen unnd gemein, zuegebrauchen ganntz zierlich geordiniert. Augsburg, Johann Jacob Schönig, [1568]. Oblong folio. Modern vellum in slipcase. With richly calligraphic woodcut title, printed in white against black with the publisher's address in letter-press at the bottom, and 9 full-page woodcut calligraphic models, all beautifully printed in white against a pitchblack background. With part of a manuscript vellum bifolium (11.5 x 27.5 cm) probably from a late 16th-century manuscript copy-book, with 7 examples of gothic cursive, italic and other hands. [10] ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Calligraphy  German  Modelbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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