Illuminated manuscripts
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Specimens of calligraphic styles of writing, 1570-1624 (approximate)
Item
Identifier: La.III.522
Scope and Contents
MS La.III.522 is a composite manuscript of late-sixteenth and/or early-seventeenth century pieces of calligraphy, assembled by a later collector. The bulk of the manuscript is a combination of two different calligraphic alphabets with sample-texts, which follow the aspect and structure of early-modern writing-books. One of these decorative alphabets is composed of gothic, knotwork intials, while the other is structured by Roman capital letters against backgrounds of delicate, swirling vines....
Dates:
1570-1624 (approximate)