Calligraphie du dix-huitième siècle
Published: 1761
Place of publication: Rouvre
Language: fre
Number of pages: 42
Subjects: Penmanship; Early works to 1800; Calligraphy; Alphabets
Notes: Title is binder's spine title.

Rectos of leaves written in brown ink with alphabets and texts for copying, calligraphic pictures, demonstrations of command of hand, and drawings. Each leaf but the last signed "Rollet" ("E. Rollet" on leaf [37]); Rollet's age is given as 20 on leaf [4].

"Rollet scripsit a Rouvre" appears on leaf [38].

Four leaves dated 1761.

Several leaves have student exercises on verso. The signature "Françoise Tortochot" appears on leaves [6]v and [7]r.

Last leaf differs from the rest. It is smaller (31 x 20.2 cm., vs. 35 x 23 cm.) and has a different watermark (posthorn). It shows three horizontal creases from previous folding. Verso dated "avril 1791" in a different hand from that on recto.