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Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta

Joris Hoefnagel, a 16th century Flemish illustrator, was commissioned by Rudolph III to illustrate this incredible model book of calligraphy by Georg Bocskay, secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, put together 30 years earlier.

Giornale Nuovo has scanned in more images from the Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, and you can buy a full facsimile of it from Amazon.

Posted by E on November 21, 2006 1:41 PM |

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