Alphabet book of amos lewis, the: an elizabethan calligraphic manuscript revealed
Éditeur :
John Adamson Publishing Consultants
ISBN :
9781898565208
Date de publication :
6 juin 2024
Dimensions :
27,5 x 18,5 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
The manuscript, here shown in facsimile with commentary, was made by a clergyman in a bid for the patronage of an Elizabethan magnate. The earliest known English attempt at an original writing book, it combines scripts and ornament to emulate printed Continental writing books, with quoted texts to individual letters stressing the value of learning.