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Alphabetum EgiptiorumLibro Nuovo [The New Book] (1561)

An “Egyptian Alphabet” of some sort, written out by the famous Italian calligrapher Giovanni Battista Palatino. This might be an early Coptic script. I also made a version of the image available witho [...]

Keywords: alphabets, scripts, calligraphy, page images, borders, greyscale

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Imitation vellum or paper scroll borderLibro Nuovo [The New Book] (1561)

This narrow full-page border is designed with a trompe l’oeil effect to look as if it’s made from an old cracked and torn scroll of paper or vellum or parchment. It was used as a background for a call [...]

Keywords: borders, frames, surrounds, full-page borders, scrolls, scrollwork, ribbons, greyscale

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227.—Alphabetum Indicum.Libro Nuovo [The New Book] (1561)

I am not sure which alphabet is intended to be depicted here.

I also made a separate image with just the scrollwork border.

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Added: 2012-01-14

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Scrollwork Border from page 227Libro Nuovo [The New Book] (1561)

This sixteenth century engraved border was made by Palatino, an engraver and calligrapher of the early sixteenth century.

See also the text with the border.

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Added: 2012-01-14

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