Twenty charismatic creatures from the quills of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century writing masters celebrate the playful art of flourishing in this set of colorful notecards with accompanying envelopes
Sourced from Letterform Archive’s collection of historic writing manuals—books in which Europe’s leading scribes showed off their talents—this set of 20 unique notecards with accompanying envelopes delightfully displays hand-drawn animals made with ink and pen. Dogs, cats, bears, elephants, lions, dragonflies, peacocks, swans and more are reproduced in bright hues on an array of colorful backgrounds. These technically masterful and playfully expressive artworks by famed calligraphers such as Jan van de Velde, John Seddon and Joseph Friedrich Leopold make ideal companions for handwritten messages of all kinds. Presented in an elegant foil-stamped box, this set is the perfect gift for all animal-loving pen pals.
Derived from classic writing manuals including:
- Jan van de Velde (calligrapher), Jacob Matham and Simon Wynhoutsz Frisius (engravers), Spieghel der schrijfkonste… (1605)
- Louis Maingueneau (calligrapher) and Claude Auguste Berey (engraver), Modèles d’écriture financière de présent en usage (circa 1680)
- Etienne de Blégny (calligrapher) and Claude Auguste Berey (engraver), Les elemens, ou, Premieres instructions de la jeunesse (1691)
- Johann Muscat (calligrapher) and Christoph Riegel (engraver), Vorschrifft, Teutsch und lateinischer Schrifften (1696)
- Joseph Friedrich Leopold (calligrapher and engraver), Anmuthige Schau Bühne allerhand lateinisch-italianisch-romanisch und französische Alphabeth, Schrifften, Zahlen, und Zugwercke vorstellend… (circa 1696)
- Ambrosius Perlingh (calligrapher) and Wilhem de Broen (engraver), Exemplaar-boek inhoudende verscheyde nodige geschriften… (circa 1700)
- Johann Jacob Losenauer (calligrapher) and Johann Georg Hertel (engraver), Vorschrifft, Teutsch- lateinisch- und frantzösischer Schrifften (1719)
- George Bickham (engraver), Penmanship in Its Utmost Beauty and Extent (1731)
- Louis-Antoine Saintomer the elder (calligrapher) and [Louis?] Lefrançois (engraver), Graphométrie… (circa 1799)
Details
| Publisher | Letterform Archive Books |
| Publication date | July 22, 2025 |
| ISBN | 979-8-9891423-8-5 |
| Printing | 2 regular and 2 fluorescent spot colors, plus metallic rainbow foil on box |
| Format | Box set of 20 notecards and matching envelopes |
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