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[Calligraphy] - HONDIUS, Judocus - Theatrum a

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[Calligraphy] - HONDIUS, Judocus - Theatrum a
[Calligraphy] - HONDIUS, Judocus - Theatrum artis scribendi, varia summorum nostri seculi, artificum exemplaria complectens, novem diversis linguis exarata. Amsterdam, Joannes Janssonius, 1614, obl. folio, modern limp vellum, engr. title and 41 plates. Excellent copy. Cfr. ill. € 3600/4000 Extremely rare anthology of the writing of Solomon Hendrix, Jan vanden Velde, Felix van Sambix and other masters of penmanship, engraved by their equal Judocus Hondius (1563-1611). With texts in 9 guages, including Greek, Hebrew and English. The specimens (except one) are set within ornate borders, with birds, insects, grotesques. Bibliographical note (on older flyleaf) by W.S. i.e. William Stirling Maxwell. Ownership entries dated 1652 of Louvain Jesuits on title. Ref. Bonacini 814. Osley, Scribes and sources pp. 205-208. NUC (3).
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