Identificationtitle(s): writing sample: al eccellen. S. Dott. Giovanni bontio (. . ) mirror of writing konste (series title). Object type: print ornament print album page object number: rp-p-1964-2161. Catalog reference: orn cat ii 12866 new hollstein dutch 768. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2760, collector's mark, verso, stamped: lugt 2228. Description: writing example with the salutation: al eccellen. S. Dott. Giovanni bontio. Below that are seven lines in italian: de riverenza ch'io ho portato. Signed: d. V. Sig. Humiliss ser. Velde. On the left a swan in curls. The print is part of an album. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: simon frisius, after a design by: jan van de velde (i) (mentioned on object), publisher: cornelis claesz. Dedicated to: johannes bontius (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: publisher: amsterdam dedicated to: rotterdam. Dating: 1605 and/or 1608. Physical characteristics: engraving, printed with plate tone. Material: paper technique: engraving (printing process) / plate tone. Dimensions: plate edge: h 215 mm × w 327 mm, album top: h 260 mm × w 370 mm. Subject: what: calligraphywater-birds: swan. Credit line: purchase from the f. G. Waller fund. Acquisition: purchase 1964. Date: 1605 en/of 1608.
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