Some throwback calligraphy (circa the 1620’s for you today). Yeah! -Rocket
‘Kalligraphische Schriftvorlagen’ (calligraphic writing styles) was produced in the 1620s in Germany by the scribe, Johann Hering.
Discovered via Bibliodyssey. From the blog:
Johann Hering (?1580-1647) compiled his album of elaborate calligraphic letterforms, innovative type arrangements and traditional alphabets over a ten year period in the 1620s and 1630s in the Kulmbach region of Bavaria. (Or it was produced sometime during this time frame: it’s not clear)
I tend to believe – and I may well be wrong – that Hering’s album is more along the lines of a practice manuscript for himself rather than being a true copybook or modelbook for educational purposes. The majority of the writing is in German (with occasional Latin) and many of the written pages are obviously copied from the bible, particularly the Book of Psalms.
I love how decorative and abstract the letters become. Gorgeous!
