17th century handwriting alphabet

PERLING (Ambrosius), Album met schrijfvoobeelden van Ambrosius Perling, c.1685. HODDER (James), The Pen-mans Recreation : or a Copy-book newly published…, 1659. DE SWAEF (Samuel) & LANCEL (Henry), Gedichten van verscheijde poëten…, 1628. Browse By Record Type Civil Registers; Parish Church; Notarial; Browse By Year 16th Century / 1475-1625; 18th Century / 1700-1820; 19th Century / 1820-1900; Interactive Exercises. Blegny enjoyed illustrating his plates with off-hand illustrations of animals and angels. A manual containing letterpressed instructions for the most part. { A 1701 reprint from a private collection, kindly scanned and shared by Dr Joe Vitolo. Love's clarion call, Scribal Publication in Seventeenth-century England, pp. FOPSZ (Lucas) LELY, Leughts nut’lyck ABC…, 1614. Another one of Velde’s copybooks, bound with Lucas Fopsz’s above mentioned book. Before the turn of the century, masters in the Dutch Republic had started to produce copybooks of very high quality thanks to some extremely talented letter engravers (who often happened to also be calligraphers). Occasionally these letters were written with several lifts and manipulations of the pen, which led one paleographer to dub them “artificial” uncials. The best known English master of this century was Edward Cocker, whose extremely ornate style reflects the baroque aesthetic typically present in many copybooks of this era. listeners: [], Below the portait published in this book, we can read “when you behold this face, you look upon the great Materot & Velde all in one” : not only did Seddon look up to these illustrious legends of penmanship, he wanted people to think he had exceeded their talent. CURIONE (Lodovico) & others, Scelta, et modo di imparare a scrivere cancellaresche, corsive moderne…, c.1600. Spanish Handwriting; Alphabet; Alphabet Charts; Documents. I’m not sure Klepp was Dutch, but this book illustrates the Dutch style (with some borders clearly inspired by Velde). However, it should be recognized that handwriting varies drastically from person to person, as well as from time period to time period, and a particular letter in a document may not be found on the alphabet charts provided. I’m listing his other volumes below, regardless of the dates of publication. /Author (Ron Hill) 6. (added : May 2020) %PDF-1.4 BARBEDOR (Louis), Les Escritures financière et italienne-bastarde dans leur naturel…, 1647. We have seen that in the 16th century, Italian writing masters had been at the forefront of the innovation in the world of copy-books. This is Boissens’ third publication, engraved by the master himself. The structure of this book is similar to other French copybook : a section in letterpress giving instruction on a variety of subjects and a section illustrated by beautiful plates (one plate seems to be missing in this copy). Mostly french influenced hands. Also, it is referred to as script handwriting or joined-up handwriting. Examples are: enioy [enjoy] iustly [justly] ioynt [joynt] VAN [DEN] HORICK (Baldericus / Baudry / Balderic), Schreibmeisterbuch…, 1632. The “up and coming” Italian hand (cancellaresca corsiva) was perfect for this role, so it is not surprising that as the 17th century unfolded, the place it occupied in copybooks grew as well. /p�%�b��ߟ�72'�ǅЪ��1��ݳ��yE�+�D`z�u�'�}l�w?��A��{�&�ĻCp��'tw9Eo�k/uVt��?�k�srW��G��w}�Oq~\�� ه(��\��[p�b_�e. Unlike his Spanish colleagues, he gave very little instructions in his books, suggesting that copying his work would be the best way to learn. SPADA (Valerio), Libro di diversi caratteri…, 1649-1679. By the end of the 17th century, the offspring of this handwriting marriage called mixed hand (a.k.a. Contains examples of the Italian hand. A manuscript from the young master, a few years after he won 3rd prize at the “Prix de la Plume Couronnée” (he was 29 at this point). ԯʇ��z��?�9{��e_��ߊ5�^��S��lSf��;SiQ��K�V��av%��}!��}̖zB�.&w�zW��0%O��%�ށ��~v��-f��Cw�U��{�_�N��o~��]�Ȟ_�%��!z$H��.�V�>�m�� [X�5�h:M��S��$g}�=�̮�� TENSINI (Agostino), La Vera Regola dello Scrivere, c.1680. https://support.ancestry.co.uk/s/article/Tips-for-Reading-Old-Handwriting (with full preface here) This copy book focuses a little more on basic forms (and ductus) than Billingsley’s first publication, the model are simpler and more approachable for less experimented penmen. However, certain characteristics of the Roman alphabet had to be taken into account, one of which was the missing letters. You won’t find any calligraphic specimen within these pages, only beautifully executed “traits de plume” (offhand flourishes), some of which are really close to those seen in 18th century English copybooks. Ayres boasted to have been the first to have published the “new” French “a-la-mode secretarie” (the french Batarde) in 1780. A copy book engraved by Cocker. /Filter/FlateDecode VAN DEN VELDE (Jan), Manuscript, c.1598. Treasure of links to first-class reproductions of old masters calligraphy of the period. Unfortunately, the photos linked here are a little blurry, but you can also see this book by following the next link. This book is actually a reissue of Johann’s book Gesprechbüchlein (1549), with some additional plates. COCKER (Edward), England’s Pen-Man : or Cocker’s New Copy-book, 1671. As such, he worked for a few French and Dutch masters. Pierre Le Bé came from a typographical background, his father being the successor of Garamond. As many others, he engraved his own books and did it well. The Scottish Handwriting site is maintained by the National Records of Scotland Welcome to Scottish Handwriting.com, the website offering online tuition in palaeography for historians, genealogists and other researchers who have problems reading manuscript historical records written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. However, the quality of the calligraphy does not reflect the best of Velde’s work. BEAUGRAND (Jean de), Panchrestographie ou exemples de toutes les sortes d’escritures, 1604. ZABARELLI (Ascanio), Il primo libro di Ascanio Zabarelli ornato di lettere corsive…, 1650 ? But around the 1640’s it seemed that the heyday of the Dutch copybook was over and France took the lead in the publication of influential writing books. The ductus for english secretary letters is given, it also contains pages of various instructions and models for the Italian hand and court hand. Clip art set of a vintage Early Modern handwriting alphabet, circa 1673, from an antique book of alphabets. In 1776, Palomares published his own copybook in which he included over 70 pages of comments on Diaz Morante’s techniques as well as plates heavily influenced by the master’s works (see it here). [�N'��l�:'�ڔ��t�δ�Bdgg�̏|��!��.�VD��w?��^�K��i]��?��b��k?_��>��̖1�e�nt�;��#j�_�_�X��S.��|IYf��貣��_}�/�=��*��_��k/��5n�y&v� ��ײ&Ӫ�|�n��`Se��r��GkzT��0��X��:��8��K��o�A��n�^}��b>�� ;�J��ݽ�?��H?��y;C��p��2��=W�_nٗ ��lvۆ��뭽�O�Ol�M1Y{n��Ӟ~��+��֖F��29��EΗ��-06�7��fI3Ecjɀ�PD�i8=�N�cQz�LHz}|�~Y��zα�r>c��޲/R�� `%TqM�b_�+��)�? Barbedor is also credited with having perfected the national script (making it look a little less gothic, simpler in appearance). Barbedor was opposed to adding the “Coulée” to the French hands because he feared that it would open the door to over-simplification, eventually leading to poorly written or illegible scribbles…, DU MINY (Louis), Les pièces d’escritures de toutes les lettres usitées en ce Royaume et necessaires en toutes sortes de charges…, 1648. Lesgret was one of few masters to have taken an interest in the anatomy of writing. He had won first prize at the “Prix de la Plume Couronnée” in 1590, back when Velde was a youngster… I couldn’t find any of his publications online, but this manuscript his a beautiful example of his abilities as a penman. The market of copybooks in Great Britain was very different from the continent, the quality of this book was above average, which made it a very popular publication. The example below is a Textura Quadrata hand, written c.1250-1300. CURIONE (Lodovico), Il Teatro delle Cancellaresche corsive…, 1609. As the director of a French school, he excelled in the French hands as well. This is one of the first writing manuals published by a woman (see Maria Strick in the Netherlands). Practically all older documents in Denmark are written in … VAN [DEN] HORICK (Baldericus / Baudry / Balderic), COYMANS (Eliana), collection of manuscripts, 1661, SELLARI da CORTONA (Giuliano), Laberinto di varii carateri, 1635, Collection of manuscripts from various sources. Jan Van de Velde is undeniably the most famous of Dutch penmen, and of course an incredibly talented calligrapher. Maria Strick, one of very few women to have published copybooks, was a very talented penwoman who rightfully won a prize for her beautiful italian hand in 1620. Consult an outside source, especially where a … COCKER (Edward), The pen’s transcendencie…, 1657. The State Archives of North Carolina’s blog post series What Does That Say? Your username should be the email address you signed up with. Billingsley was chiefly noted for his italian hand, but he included in his book “all the usual hands” practiced in England as well. Mixed and italic hands are the handwriting styles currently used in Great Britain, America, and Western Europe.1 1 2 3 "^��N?�~� ��Ox�a�2��ހ$�5��l��W�y�`�k�Ե�{�u��=s�uqq�b��M4�?��ް�� VAN SAMBIX (Felix), Untitled manuscript, c.1700. However, Italian masters lost their place as the most influential people in the world of scribes. They had access to the beautiful books produced by the Italians, the Dutch and the French, and seem to have been quite satisfied with that for a few decades. The link I provided in the title will take you to the Rijksmuseum’s website, where you will be able to see the printed pages next to the original handwritten pages in hi-res, and see for yourself the very subtle difference between engraved and handwritten letterforms. VAN DEN VELDE (Jan), Manuscript, c.1598. Snell is among the penmen who introduced the french Batarde, as seen in Materot’s and Barbedor’s works, to the English public. He was just 26 when he wrote and engraved this third publication. SEMPRONIO LANCIONE, La theorica del nuevo modo di scrivere la cancellaresca, 1601. (Also at the British Library) One very interesting plate had a special influence in the development of calligraphy in the 17th century : beginning with “S’ensuit la lettre batarde” (p.97), shows a simplified version of the italian hand that would serve as the first examples of french Batarde hand and greatly influence the English writing masters who developed the English Round Hand a century later…. {^�F~[~�v^~�}��^{��)��'K�ܴ�]�(V� ݓ�M�æ�s�׏#� Even though the title page gives a good idea about his skills as a penman, the book itself is a thorough description and illustration on the best way to draw Roman capitals (Trajans) and gothic lowercases. Barbedor is one of the great masters who lived during the reigns of Louis XIII and Louis XIV. Felix Van Sambix was one of the most illustrious penmen in the Low Countries at the end of the 16th century. ORTIZ (Lorenzo), El Maestro de escrivir, 1696. The link above is currently dead, but you’ll find a nice page here. This is also a book for the Italian hand, with nice close-ups so you can study the details. It contains 9 plates written in the italian hand by the author himself. This book, beautifully engraved, is essentially dedicated to the italian hands. ANON, Manuscript, 1600 ? This book dedicated to “the first things that are taught to young people” was very successful and went through multiple reprints. Little is known about John Seddon’s life, except that he died in 1700. Duval was also a very talented writing master whose talent rivalled Senault’s. It is also called script handwriting or joined-up handwriting. << forms: { BUT, there are also quite some differences and/or variations. } Second Part. The aesthetic in this book is close to the Beaugrand bothers’ even though the result is not as fluid. If you are having difficulty deciphering the handwriting or type, read through the issue of a newspaper or page in the census to see if other words on the page can give you clues to the editor’s or census taker’s writing style. In the early modern period there were mainly two styles of handwriting in use, either italic or secretary hand. >> Probably the master’s last copybook. The book contains examples of calligraphy in several languages and hands. Pedro Diaz Morante published his major copybook in four parts in 1616, 1624, 1629 and 1631 (click on the dates to go to the available copies). Not surprisingly, there are a number of reliable and useful books on this subject. This small book was specifically made to help students learn how to read and write : only one line per page, with demonstrations of each letter followed by lines to copy as practice. window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { Gething was very highly regarded by his fellow writing masters, his work is clearly influenced by Velde’s “Spieghel”, though it is noticeably more austere. As a result, only 2 major hands were allowed to be taught in France : the Ronde – which was a mix of humanistic and gothic hands – was the principal formal hand to be used in official documents ; and the Italian (or French) Batarde which had been developed from Cresci’s cancellaresca corsiva (italian hand), popularized by Lucas Materot in 1608. VAN DE VELDE (Jan), Thresor literaire contenant plusieurs diverses escritures les plus usitées es escoles Francoyses des Provinces unies du Pays-Bas, 1621. Some of his work had already been published in Hondius’ Theatrum Artis Scribendi in 1594, after he had won 3d prize in a calligraphy contest, but the young Velde had not yet reached the peak of his talent. These may have been used for the book that was published in 1620 ? (added March 2021) KLEPP (Gegorii), Theatrum Emblematicum, 1623. HATTON (Edward), The Merchant’s Magazine, 1695. PAVIE (Marie), Le Premier essay de la plume de Marie Pavie, 1608. How to Read 16th & 17th Century Handwriting These are a few samples of early (16th & 17th Century) Dutch letter formations. Around 1600, the production of such books increased with some prolific writing masters like Jan van de Velde, Cornelis Boissens and Maria Strick, whose publications traveled accross borders and influenced scribes abroad. BILLINGSLEY (Martin), The Pen’s Excellencie or the secretaries delighte, 1618. At first glance, many documents written at this time look illegible to the modern reader. Have a sample of the alphabet for the time period you are researching close by. J�}w��a��76#y��#d�#�~? De Swaef engraved the plates himself. PERLING (Ambrosius), Schat Kamer…, 1685. The same book was bound with a copybook published by Velde in the same year (see link below). Have help at hand: know where to find help in the form of dictionaries, glossaries, wordlists, and so on. ** Also available as an installable OTF/TTF font at Lucas Fopsz Lely was one of the many talented Dutch writing masters of this era. He chose to work as a “Maître écrivain” and published this little book when he was still young. This book is one of the most famous copybooks ever printed, many copies can be found online. Palaeography is the study of old handwriting. Another strange copy only containing the letterpressed pages can be seen here. _�o��/��Qd��3'��ى�^d_�[��#) >�R��'�%�w�EŊ��y��){��g��3v��e!��S�~�=�_!�]6#�U/�n2��ߔr��g�=�tZ��J�&��yUx��|�͟V�'�� Rather than blocked stand-alone letters, in cursive writing, all letters are interconnected, as if the pen never stops writing. })(); Would love your thoughts, please comment. Widely used in medieval times and the 18th century, “Roman” fonts are still in common use today. Horick excelled at “offhand flourishing” (or Striking) and left an impressive amount of such “drawings” of animals and sometimes portraits beautifully executed. liamsmat 20 Feb, 2021 5 out of 5 stars. (heraldry : crests of important people in France at the time). Two schoolmasters combined forces to put together this copybook displaying nice examples of the most useful hands, written by eight writing masters of very good reputation in the Netherlands (including De Swaef and Lancel themselves). Manuscript specimens. The brother of the previous Beaugrand… and as talented as his brother. DIAZ MORANTE (Pedro), Arte de escriuir, 1616. Cpg_ʂ��xs3e_�>�&q�n�5��I�#�>��Jo��{�w�Mi��{�_�rb�>�_߶��ķ�Q��~��YQ��L�b�gK��w��,�ċiE��rASf��7��{/O��dq.�X��֝J��W"?��j��:�b�w��8l��h�D��3Q��R`�Ӓ�\܇��ͮ{h�g�7#��ޔ��7%��b��o��.�א�3]�-�M��=�9�J��s��d��nN��0G��2V��i��e�_KyJ>|�%i㟄��̮��,�su;�~~��2*�N�� See more ideas about calligraphy, typography, lettering. A typical example of 17th century italian copybook, with a plethora of border flourishes. Mavelot was a Maitre Ecrivain as well, but this book is not a usual copybook. STRICK (Maria), Tooneel der loflijcke schrijfpen…, 1609. Deciphering Old Handwriting; Examples of Letters of the 17th Century Found in Parish Registers; Early English Handwriting; Name and Word Spellings; Old Handwriting Samples; Searching Old Records - Reading Old Handwriting and Looking for Names; Turning to Books. SENAULT (Louis), Curieuses et nouvelles recherches des escritures financieres et italiennes bastardes…, c.1668. SEDDON (John), Penman’s Paradise, 1695. This book displays examples in a style similar to that of Perling and Komans. PICCHI (Cesare), Libro primo di cancellaresche corsiue, 1609. ANON, Directions for writing set for the benefit of poor schollers, 1656. Engraved handwriting manuals in all the major European languages show elaborate visual displays of penmanship and flourished decoration. Specimens of Italian writing and penmanship, 1500-1700. Manuscript. ROELANDS (David), T’Magazin…, 1616. DUVAL (Nicolas), Le Trésor des nouvelles écritures de finances et italiennes bastardes à la mode avec les belles instructions et secret…, 1670. CORNELISZ (Otto), Collection of manuscripts, 1615. Senault is regarded as the most illustrious pupil of Barbedor. The copy owned by the University of Umea has been extensively used by one of its owners who left his own mark on the pages. This is not meant as teaching material, but shows actual specimens of writing that didn’t go through the engraving process. provides help with colonial American handwriting, including samples, common name abbreviations, and resources. Scrapbook made up of 35 specimens of calligraphy mounted on 34 leaves, signed for the most part by Spada, and dated from 1649 to 1679. (added March 2021). This book is a manual of arithmetic that was successful enough to go through a number of republications until at least 1734. This copybook shows that he was also very talented as a calligrapher, specially when it comes to the Dutch hands, which he seems to have favored. Over the centuries there have been several major styles of handwriting and handwriting from the medieval period to the 18th century will (generally speaking) fall into one of those styles, going from Anglicana (medieval period) to bastard Secretary (15th century) to Secretary (16th-17th cent) and italic (overlapping with Secretary) to mixed hands (late 17th cent – 19th cent). As the French government had decided to trim down the number of scripts practiced in France to only 2 hands, this copybook focuses on the Ronde and the “Batarde Financière” (basically a perfected version of the Ladies hand seen in Materot’s book). If you cannot identify a letter, leave i… This is one of the first english copybooks containing plates of engraved models, I find the introduction especially interesting as it sheds light on the context in which it was published (see here for more information). Like many of his peers, Cocker also taught arithmetics, and is actually better known for publishing a textbook on the subject, the popularity of which gave rise to the phrase “according to Cocker,” meaning “quite correct.”. When reading modern text, we generally identify whole words at a glance. The script is very regular and used for good quality books. Felix Van Sambix was one of the most illustrious penmen in the Low Countri… Another manuscript example of Horick’s mastery, including magnificent flourished animals and models of Dutch gothic cursive and Italian hand. Sadly, the images can’t be seen in hi-resolution, but these page give a nice view of the master’s talent before he published his first books. It displays beautiful examples of italian hand. I haven’t spotted any signature. (See 16th century for first publication). I found them helpful not only in my Dutch research but for figuring out other countries' changes in handwriting. } event : evt, VAN [DEN] HORICK (Baldericus / Baudry / Balderic), Livre contenant plusieurs sortes d’escritures avecq divers traicts…, 1633. } VAN SAMBIX (Felix), A manuscript., circa 1600. SNELL (Charles), Penman’s Treasury open’d, 1694. A link to an alphabet that shows many of the letters used in ‘secretary hand’ (the most commonly used script during the Elizabethan period) is given below. His talent for what we now call “offhand” flourishing was phenomenal and has been compared to Schwander’s (1756). His writing style was heavily influenced by Materot and Barbedor, while his flourishes were close to the Dutch aesthetic. George de Carpentier was Velde’s son in law. endobj Nouveaux desseins pour la pratique de l’art heraldique de plusieurs armes des premiers de l’Estat..., 1680. Another typical Italian example with a good amount of “striking” or offhand flourishes. Handwriting. Denmark - Alphabets & Handwriting Styles. /Producer (pdfFactory 4.75 $Windows XP Home x86$) n��z��c8�ܽԭ/�f��9�{&�zÊ>��O��%�\ Neudörffer’s book had some influence outside of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, mainly in the Dutch Republic and in England. Horick wrote this book (manuscript) of models for the Duke Wolfgang Wilhelm von Pfalz-Neuburg to whom he probably taught penmanship. Desmoulin was a talented calligrapher who was able to write in a very flowing style. From the 1630’s, French masters were allowed to only teach these 2 or 3 hands, and this was of course reflected in their numerous copybooks. After 1650, the production of copybooks dropped down drastically in the Netherlands. COCKER (Edward), Magnum in Parvo ; or, the Pens Perfection…, 1672. COCKER (Edward), Arts glory, or the Penman’s treasury, 1657. Meanwhile, in the growing British Empire, and more specifically in London, writing masters took their time to start making good looking copybooks. PERLING (Ambrosius), 10 plates with traits de plume, c.1693. This copybook was written and published before his death in 1618, but the only copies that are known today are posthumous republications like this one. It can be difficult to read 16th century documents as the handwriting is often very different from our own. This is the third volume of the series of books dedicated to the Dutch and French hands he taught in his own school. BRONDOLI (Giovanni Francesco), Essemplare di lettere cancellaresche corsiue moderne, c.1600. PISANI (Francesco), Il libro primo di cancellaresche, corsiue, mercantile et diuerse maniere di lettere bastarde, 1620. Look at this sentence: While this way of reading and comprehending whole words at a glance is very useful in the modern world, it can lead to incomprehension and mistakes when trying to read documents written in an old and unfamiliar style of handwriting. The Humanists of the Italian Renaissance wanted a ‘new’ writing style and they found inspiration in the the old tenth century Carolingian hand, through its clean and elegant form. The part about writing explains perfectly the principles of the art, it was illustrated with a few really nice plates focusing on the Ronde and the Batarde (these plates can also be seen here in better res). The book also contains an engraving of the master himself. Ayres was from the generation that came before Snell, this is far from being his first publication, but it is the most important one. Like all of the other countries in Europe, France had had its own set of gothic handwriting styles to which the “humanistic” italian hands were added. This is his major publication, which includes a few pages of instructions on how to sit, cut a quill, make ink…. } Therefore, the date 1648 may not be accurate…. 17th century. It continued to be commonly used for the Danish language until 1875, and for German, Estonian and Latvian until the 1940s. This book was his major publication, and went through multiple republications ; one, which has a longer introduction, can be seen here. CASANOVA (Jose de), Primera Parte del arte de escrivir..., 1650. By the 19th century, these structures were no longer being strictly followed, but it may still help if you know the context. In 1632, Louis XIV’s minister Colbert asked the guild of the “Maitres Ecrivains” to rationalize and even regulate the art of writing. SPADA (Valerio), Specimens of calligraphy, including initials, ornamented and in gold, various alphabets, borders, etc, 1653-1663. All of those influences can be seen in this copybook, but Snell was also criticized for being too analytical, making his style overly technical and cold. PERLING (Ambrosius), Exemplaar Boeck inhoudende verscheijde nodige geschriften…, 1679. Examples written by Van Sambix in Delft, for his disciple Pieter Coenrad, several dates are mentionned, between 1607 and 1614. The fashionable Italian hand occupies a good place in this book, but all the other traditional english hands are not overlooked. LE BE (Pierre), Béle prairie, où chacun peut voir les lettres tant romaine que de forme en leur fleur et perfection…, 1601. It contains a lot of “spaghetti” flourishes and some fun off-hand creatures as well as the usual hands. This web tutorial will help you learn to read the handwriting found in documents written in English between 1500 and 1800. LESGRET (Nicolas), Le livre d’exemplaires composé de toutes sortes de lettres de finance et italienne bastarde, 1694. (function() { FRISIUS or DE VRIES (Simon), Lust-hof der Schrijf-konste gheschreven…, 1610. ); He was also a very good engraver and always used his left hand to engrave in order to keep his light “touch” with the right hand (which he used to write). STRICK (Maria), Schat oft voorbeelt ende verhooninge van verscheijden, geschriften ten dienste vande…, 1618. Quadrata is the 'high-Gothic' variety of Textura, which is characterised by the consistent use of diamond-shaped feet on 'minim' letters made up of vertical strokes (such as i, m, n, u). Manuscript. ]��ya'�e�,��|�y��.^ �KL��oa��K�f��|�ͅN��r��;e7ߨ��a�:��/�� C+�&��1�b��C��(��˾�凿*￸��oKn�� 5{��d�O��zN�q+0៽#X>��!�m��j#�o�bY~q�u=/*ܭ>R��O��3�Vp�D7��/�ȶ�'��l~�I�w��w�UF�Md�U��NS��fsײ�kAY��}��r��dYjP�A��Ew�� Alphabet. VAN DE VELDE (Jan), Het derde deel der Duijtscher ende Franscher Scholen Exemplaer-boeck, 1621. COYMANS (Eliana), collection of manuscripts, 1661. It also includes a model of cross-stitched alphabet in Trajans. GETHING (Richard), Calligraphotechnica…, 1619. Cocker is often described as one of the greatest penman in 17th century England, he most certainly was the most prolific author of copybooks (17 copybooks are accounted for today). **Cup image is for illustration only and is not included in purchase. Nouveau livre de chiffres par alphabet à simple traits où se trouvent tous les noms et surnoms, c.1684. A few plate illustrate the spanish version of Italic and Italian scripts, as well as roman capitals and lowercases. KOMANS (Michiel), Dienstige voorschriften voor de leergierige in de schrijvkonst, c.1690. Louis Du Miny’s style is very close to Barbedor’s, he was highly regarded, but only a few of his works can be seen today. %�� It is not as spectacular as his masterpiece, the Spieghel der Schrijfkonste (1605), but it already shows the immense talent of the Master. The copy from Google is not of great quality, three plates are scanned here. The design of the pages also doesn’t look like Velde… However it could be part of his earlier work. From 19th century onwards we’ve seen … In all of Velde’s books, you will find examples of the Flemish cursive hand, of gothic cursive and formal hands, and of course italic and italian hand. << /Creator (pdfFactory www.pdffactory.com) Until then, the English writing masters had focused their copybooks on the traditional British hands, allocating gradually more space to the fashionable “italian hand”. VAN SAMBIX (Felix), A manuscript., circa 1600. DE LA CHAMBRE (Jean), Exemplaer-boeck inhoudende verscheijden geschriften…, 1649. BILLINGSLEY (Martin), A copy book containing both experimental precepts and usual practices…, 1637. Scottish handwriting in 16th-18th century documents; Latin (click on the link at bottom of page) English, German, Dutch, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese (the non-English tutorials are presented in both English and in the native language) Upload and read old Handwriting RootsChat Deciphering Handwriting Help. This Book is Velde’s first of many copybooks. Excellent review, thank you very much for your wisdom and effort! Scrapbook of 61 mounted specimens, many signed Valerio Spada, and dated from 1653 to 1663 ; one signed Girolamo Spigliati. Bound manuscript pages in the Italian styles of writing. In each european country, scribes still used a variety of national hands designed for specific purposes : they had to use different styles based on the kind of document they were writing. Also, if you like luxurious flourishes, Velde is a master to study in detail. 1 0 obj Second link.

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