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Primer of the Art of Illumination, a For the Use of Beginners with a rudimentary treatise on the art, practical directions for its exercise, and examples taken from illuminated mss., second edition enlarged, additional plates XXI and XXII by Miss Mary S. Mackenzie London, Crosby, Lockwood & Son, The Technical Press Ltd, 1925, 44 pgs & 22 plates |
Brief explanations on illuminating manuscripts, with lavish gilded plates. On loan from Sytske Wijnsma |
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How to Write Signs, Tickets, and Posters with numerous engravings and diagrams Philadelphia, David McKay, 1907, 160 pgs. |
Manual for professional hand lettering. Materials, tools, and techniques, plus alphabets, ornaments, and discussions of proportion, perspective, and graphic design principles of the time. Scans donated by Sytske Wijnsma, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. |
B-SW041 H C422 RM-trans Calligraphy SW 
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Draughtsman's Alphabets: A Series of Plain and Ornamental Alphabets Designed especially for Engineers, Architects, Draughts |
On loan from Sytske Wijnsma |
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Lessons in the Art of Illuminating A series of Examples selected from Works in the British Museum, Lambeth Palace Library, and the South Kensington Museum, With Practical Instructions, and a sketch of the history of the Art. London: Blackie & Son, Limited; Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Dublin. |
Booklet on 9th to 16th century manuscript illumination, Includes full color and black and white examples with art historian discussion. Not a how-to technique book. Scans donated by Tamara Wijnsma, edited by Judith Adele. |
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Examples of Modern Alphabets Plain and Ornamental, including German, Old English, Saxon, Italic, Perspective, Greek, Hebrew, Court hand, Engrossing, Tuscan, Riband, Gothic, Rustic, and Arabesque, with several original designs, and an analysis of the Roman and Old English Alphabets, large, small, and numerals, for the use of draughtsmen, surveyors, masons, decorative painters, lithographers, engravers, carvers, etc., etc., collected and engraved by F. Delamotte. London: Crosby Lockwood and Son, 7, Stationers' Hall Court. 1891. |
Calligraphers and sign painters' reference. 48 plates of alphabets, initials and symbols, very typical of the ornate usages of the 1890s. Advertisements for the other calligraphy manuals, and a short introduction. Includes a Hebrew and a Greek alphabet. Scans donated by Sytske Wijnsma, edited by Judith Adele. |
B-YS031 D E609 RMT-H407 Calligraphy MedievalRen SW
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The Book of Ornamental Alphabets Ancient and Medieval. London, Crosby Lockwood and Son, 7, Stationers' Hall Court. |
Calligraphers and sign painters' reference. 51 plates of alphabets, initials and symbols, taken from medieval and renaissance manuscripts and early block printed books. Some illuminated or embellished drop capitals are included. Advertisements for the other calligraphy manuals, and a short introduction. Alphabets are tagged with century and place-of-holding, but no specific manuscript or early book sources are named. Scans donated and edited by Sytske Wijnsma. |
B-YS046 D H310 RMT-H420 Calligraphy SW
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SlidingCopyBook |
Scans donated by Sytske Wijnsma, not edited yet. |
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Lettering, plain and ornamental Vere Foster's original series No. 10 Blackie & Son Limited, London and Glasgow |
Exercise/copy book for introductory and intermediate calligraphy. Pages offer alphabets and workspace area with pen stroke training marks. Standard italic serif, sans serif, script, blackletter, and fancy initials, intended for use on placards, labels, awards - not necessarily daily penmanship. Scans donated by Sytske Wijnsma, edited by Judith Adele. |
B-YS060 V F321 RMT-H407 Calligraphy SW
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Medieval Alphabets and Initials for Illuminators Crosby Lockwood and Son, 7, Stationers'Hall Court, Ludgate Hill, London. |
21 multicolor plates of collected examples of Medieval manuscript style calligraphy and ornamented letter forms. A few complete alphabets. No sources named. Scans donated by Sytske Wijnsma, edited by Judith Adele. |
B-YS062 D F321 RMT-H420 Calligraphy MedievalRen SW
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Schriften-Album fur Konditoren nebst Monogrammen und Tortenschildern Heinrich Killinger, Konditoreibucherverlag, Nordhausen |
Cake decoration writing. Alphabets, monograms, and decorative plaquettes. Scans donated by Sytske Wijnsma, edited by Judith Adele. |
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Real Pen-work Self-Instructor In Penmanship Knowles & Maxim, Pittsfield, Mass., and St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. |
"Greatest means ever known for learning to write an elegant hand." Instructions in the art of cursive copperplate handwriting. Scans donated by Sytske Wijnsma, edited by Judith Adele. |
B-YS065 R F321 Calligraphy SW
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WardsTreatise |
Scans donated by Sytske Wijnsma, not edited yet. |
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AudsleyGuide |
Scans donated by Sytske Wijnsma, not edited yet. |
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ArtTech-Lettering |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned |
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Manuscripts Ornees |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned |
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Les Manuscrits et la Miniature Paris, A. Quantin, Imprimeur-Editeur. 7, Rue Saint-Benoit. |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, kept in reserve |
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Ecriture et Enluminure des manuscrits du IX au XII siecle Fascicule I Bruxelles, Les Presses de Phobel [1927] |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned |
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Ecriture et Enluminure des manuscrits du IX au XII siecle Fascicule II |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned |
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Ecriture et Enluminure des manuscrits du IX au XII siecle Fascicule III |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned |
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Ecriture et Enluminure des manuscrits du IX au XII siecle Fascicule IV |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned |
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Ecriture et Enluminure des manuscrits du IX au XII siecle Fascicule V |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned |
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Ecriture et Enluminure des manuscrits du IX au XII siecle Fascicule VI |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, |
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Ecriture et Enluminure des manuscrits du IX au XII siecle Fascicule VII |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, |
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Ecriture et Enluminure des manuscrits du IX au XII siecle Fascicule VIII |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, |
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Ecriture et Enluminure des manuscrits du IX au XII siecle Fascicule IX |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, |
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Ecriture et Enluminure des manuscrits du IX au XII siecle Fascicule X |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, |
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Ecriture et Enluminure des manuscrits du IX au XII siecle Text book |
From the collection of Sytske Wijnsma, not scanned |
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Recueil Methodique de Principes de l'Ecriture Brégéras Editeur, 18, Rue Manigne, Limoges |
Softcover stapled book, 52 pages including covers. Thorough lessons on lettering, starting with how to sit and how to hold a pen, continuing on how to form the handwritten letters of different alphabets, cursive, straight, copperplate, and then several examples of alphabets suitable for design. At the end a few examples of these alphabets in use. Scans donated by Seya Wijnsma-Spek, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Transferred to Rijksmuseum Research Library, 2019-12-13. |
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Two leaves from an incunabel book |
Two separate leaves from a very old book. The black letters are printed, the initials are handpainted afterwards. To make the painting easier, little letters were printed in the empty space showing which initial should go where. It appears to be a book about religious laws. The leaves were numbered 1 per leaf, not as we now do an odd number on one side and an even number on the other. Scans donated by Peter Ketels, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. |
F-WM004 I KA029 Calligraphy PK |
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Modelboek voor het vervaardigen van Schrijf- Model en Kunstletters. No. 2330 D.B. & M.-R. |
Hardcover oblong, 16.4 x 25 cm, 21 alphabets and 4 pages with examples of practical use. No author mentioned. Publisher D.B. & M.- R. No. 2330 Around 1920 (style and spelling). Permission to scan donated by Antiquariaat Kleinood, Amsterdam. |
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Deutsche Kopfschrift Handschriftubungen mit Redis- und Ato-Feder [1915] Verlag fur Schriftkunde und Schriftunterricht Heintze & Blanckertz, Berlin NO 43 |
Exercise book for various German scripts. Very thin paper, probably transparant when new. A sheet with guidelines was included, cursive on one side and straight on the other side. Donated by Antiquariaat Kleinood, Amsterdam. Edited by Sytske Wijnsma. |
H-RD006 K J6107 Alphabet Calligraphy RD
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La Lettre Artistique & Moderne documents inedits composes par draim [1930] Monrocq Freres, 25, Rue Erlanger, Paris 16e |
24 plates of modern letter design. From the collection of Antiquariaat Kleinood, edited by Sytske Wijnsma. Transferred to Rijksmuseum Research Library, 2019-05-31. |
J-RD001 D J8010 Calligraphy Alphabet RD
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L' Ornement Polychrome (German edition) |
Loose sheets, from the German version of Racinets L' Ornement Polychrome. Showing Plate XX, printed fabric, with flowers and animals, Plate XXI with niello decorations, Plate XXII faience decorations, Plate XXIII tapestry and repeating ornamental patterns, Plate XXIV with manuscript illumination, and Plate XXV with another tapestry. The accompanying text pages are in German. Scans donated and edited by Sytske Wijnsma. |
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