Spieghel der schrijfkonste
Subtitle: in den welcken ghesien worden veelderhande gheschrifften met hare fondementen ende onderrichtinghe vvtghegeven
By: door Jan vanden Velde ...
Publisher: Jan van Waesberghe
Published: 1605
Place of publication: Rotterdam
Language: dut; ger; eng; lat; fre; ita; spa
Number of pages: 68
Subjects: Calligraphy; Early works to 1800; Penmanship
Notes: First edition. Cf. Sotheby's New York sale 7446 catalog (12 December 2001), lot no. 97.

Publisher's name from Becker.

Engraved throughout (75 copperplate engravings); consists of an ornate allegorical title page and 84 writing samples of national hands. The samples were engraved by Simon Frisius.

The title page is signed in the plate: "K. Mander, inve.; Maetham, sculp."

Port. of Van de Velde is signed in the plate: "I. Maetham".

Marzoli, C. Calligraphy 1535-1885, 67

Bonacini, C. Bibl. delle arte scrittorie, 1931

Becker, D. Practice of letters, 100

Purchase; Sotheby's NY (sale 12 December 2001); 2002 January 3; 2001H-115; Hofer Trust fd. ($18,000.00).

"Ein Ducaat" and shelf mark "G7" written on front fly leaf with other brief ms. notations; contemporary marginalia on one leaf; from the library of George Abrams and from the library of Bert Freidus.

Bound in contemporary vellum, gilt, ties wanting; hinges cracked, showing sewing strips of vellum ms. waste; tear on leaf [8]; in green cloth case, 27 x 37 cm.