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Theatrum artis scribendi

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22: 174: 97:, and Hondius himself. The book opens with a monumental title page, followed by a four-page typeset instruction in the art of writing. After this a series of 42 copperplate engravings is presented, including specimens in roman, italic, blackletter, Hebrew, and Ancient Greek fonts, in nine different languages. Each specimen is framed by ornate 107:
A facsimile, limited to 300 copies, was published in 1969 by Miland Publishers of the Netherlands. The facsimile was printed by N. Miedma and Co. of Leeuwarden and bound by Van Rijmenam N.V. in The Hague.
210: 178: 161: 147: 126: 104:. All plates were engraved by Hondius, who included signatures on the pages that show calligraphy invented by other artists. 21: 66: 185: 86: 82: 74: 215: 62: 205: 47: 101: 78: 157: 143: 122: 90: 70: 39: 199: 94: 35: 25:
Title page of Theatrum Artis Scribendi, designed and engraved by Jodocus Hondius
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Scribes and Sources: Handbook of Chancery Hand in the Sixteenth Century
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in 1594; a second edition was published in 1614 by his son-in-law,
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Jodocus Hondius's Theatrum artis scribendi examined anew
61:. It is an anthology of handwriting specimens by 135:, in Quarendo, vol. 34 (2004), pp. 53–86. 186:A Digital Edition of Theatrum Artis Scribendi 8: 42:. The first edition was published in 7: 121:. David R. Godine, Publisher, Inc. 14: 190:http://www.jpad.biz/pdfs/tas.pdf 172: 1: 59:Theatre of the Art of Writing 119:Masters of the Italic Letter 211:Books about the visual arts 57:, the title of the book is 232: 67:Jan van de Velde the Elder 131:Croiset van Uchelen Ton. 179:Theatrum artis scribendi 156:. Godine, Boston, 1980. 140:Theatrum Artis Scribendi 31:Theatrum Artis Scribendi 16:Book by Jodocus Hondius 26: 181:at Wikimedia Commons 87:Pieter Goos the Elder 24: 117:Atkins, Kathryn A. 48:Johannes Janssonius 138:Hondius, Jodocus. 83:Jacobus Houthusius 79:Jean de Beauchesne 27: 177:Media related to 223: 176: 91:Jacomina Hondius 75:Ludovico Curione 71:Felix van Sambix 53:Translated from 34:is a book about 231: 230: 226: 225: 224: 222: 221: 220: 196: 195: 188:(archived from 170: 114: 40:Jodocus Hondius 17: 12: 11: 5: 229: 227: 219: 218: 213: 208: 198: 197: 194: 193: 169: 168:External links 166: 165: 164: 150: 136: 129: 113: 110: 63:Solomon Henrix 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 228: 217: 214: 212: 209: 207: 204: 203: 201: 191: 187: 184: 183: 182: 180: 175: 167: 163: 162:0-571-11315-X 159: 155: 151: 149: 148:90-6003-008-7 145: 141: 137: 134: 130: 128: 127:0-87923-594-2 124: 120: 116: 115: 111: 109: 105: 103: 100: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 77:, M. Martin, 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 33: 32: 23: 19: 171: 153: 152:Osley, A.S. 139: 132: 118: 106: 58: 52: 30: 29: 28: 18: 216:Calligraphy 95:Peter Bales 36:calligraphy 206:1594 books 200:Categories 112:References 102:cartouche 99:grotesque 44:Amsterdam 160:  146:  125:  55:Latin 158:ISBN 144:ISBN 123:ISBN 50:. 38:by 202:: 93:, 89:, 85:, 81:, 73:, 69:, 65:, 192:)

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calligraphy
Jodocus Hondius
Amsterdam
Johannes Janssonius
Latin
Solomon Henrix
Jan van de Velde the Elder
Felix van Sambix
Ludovico Curione
Jean de Beauchesne
Jacobus Houthusius
Pieter Goos the Elder
Jacomina Hondius
Peter Bales
grotesque
cartouche
ISBN
0-87923-594-2
ISBN
90-6003-008-7
ISBN
0-571-11315-X

Theatrum artis scribendi
A Digital Edition of Theatrum Artis Scribendi
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