Newberry Library, VAULT Wing MS 239

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Metadata

DS ID:

DS18116

Shelfmark:

VAULT Wing MS 239

Title:

Calligraphic model book

Calligraphy

Author:

Le Febvre, Matthieu

Matthieu Le Febvre WIKIDATA

Place:

Antwerp

Antwerp TGN

Date:

1598-1600.

sixteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

fre

French WIKIDATA

Material:

illustrations

Physical Description:

Extent: 26 unumbered leaves : illustrations ; 15 x 21 cm

Former Owner(s):

Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000

Leonard Baskin WIKIDATA

Baskin, Lisa Unger

Lisa Unger Baskin WIKIDATA

Note:

Title from dealer's description.
Calligraphic manuscript written by scribe, Matthieu Le Febvre, for Nicolas Clement, in Antwerp from 1598 to 1600.
Full alphabet of calligraphic exemplars showing different styles of lettering. Each leaf has a large decorated initial followed by a passage of text and full alphabets in capital letters and in lower case letters. Several leaves are signed and dated between 1598 and 1600.
Dedication leaf: Le livre d'exemples si ie scavoye Aucunement parler, ie respondroye Quand on demande qui m'est possedant, Nicolas Clement suis appartenant. Anno, MDXCviij.
Colophon in mirror writing: Dieu est mon droict qui nous faict droit Escrit par moy Matthieu Le Febvre D Anvers, ce premier jour du mois d'Apuril En l'an de nostre Seigneur Seize cents.
Book-labels of Leonard and Lisa Baskin.

Keyword:

calligraphy (visual works)

Early works

Penmanship specimen books

Manuscripts, French

Alphabets

Lettering

Institutional Record:

https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma998600358805867

IIIF Manifest:

https://collections.newberry.org/IIIF3/Presentation/Manifest/2KXJ8Z2UVWNR

Holding Institution:

Newberry Library