Elegant Calligraphy Samples

Intricate handwritten samples featuring elegant scrollwork and multi-line texts in French, Spanish, and Dutch, showcasing stunning calligraphic artistry.

Writing sample with the salutation: A mon tres cher beaufrere Philippe de Grave. Below that nine lines of text in French: Par le sang du fils ... The text is framed with scrollwork. The print is part of an album, Writing sample: A mon tres cher beaufrere (...) Spieghel der schrijfkonste (series title), print maker: Simon Frisius, Jan van de Velde (I), (mentioned on object), Jan van de Velde (I), (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 1605, paper, engraving, h 216 mm × w 336 mm
Writing sample with the salutation: A mon tres cher beaufrere Philippe de Grave. Below that nine lines of text in French: Par le sang du fils ... The text is framed with scrollwork. The print is part of an album, Writing sample: A mon tres cher beaufrere (...) Spieghel der schrijfkonste (series title), print maker: Simon Frisius, Jan van de Velde (I), (mentioned on object), Jan van de Velde (I), (mentioned on object), print maker: Haarlem, Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 1605, paper, engraving, h 216 mm × w 336 mm