<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Calligraphy" title="Calligraphy">Calligraphy</a> by Jan Van De Velde; from <i>Spieghel der schrijfkonste</i>, <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Rijksmuseum_Amsterdam" title="Rijksmuseum Amsterdam">Rijksmuseum Amsterdam</a> (inv.no. BIBL-329-B-19). Translation of the inscription:<br><p><i>Frysius</i><br><i>To learn to write with diligence, means holding the pen at lengths,</i><br><i>like this figure tends; writing will go even better hence.</i><br></p>
<i>Velde</i>
Jan van de Velde I (1569-1623) &amp; Simon Wynhoutsz. Frisius (1580-1629)
1605
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