Harvard University, MS Typ 760

Metadata

DS ID:

DS10740

Shelfmark:

MS Typ 760

Title:

Penmanship specimen book

Date:

between 1580 and 1590

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

In Latin and Hebrew

Latin WIKIDATA

Material:

ill.

Physical Description:

Extent: 1 v. (34 leaves) ; ill. : 21 x 31 cm.

Note:

The specimens, on the rectos only, are of inscriptional texts in Latin, individual letters, and alphabets, in black, red, and gold ink. Ff. 4 and 5 are Hebrew.
Ff. 8-25 are specimens of individual letters made of pen-flourishes, some incorporating calligraphic drawings.
F. 33r contains four landscape drawings in ink.
Probably Italian. The date is according to J. Wardrop (inscription on flyleaf).
Bound in contemporary limp vellum, gilt.
In a tray case, 23 cm.
Bequest of Philip Hofer, 1984.

Keyword:

Penmanship specimen books

calligraphic drawings

Manuscripts, Renaissance

Drawings

Institutional Record:

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990101076510203941/catalog

Holding Institution:

Harvard University