Wolffgang Fugger's handwriting manual entitled A practical and well-grounded formulary for divers fair hands: PB 138-2003

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Wolffgang Fugger's handwriting manual entitled A practical and well-grounded formulary for divers fair hands

Maker(s)

Author: Fugger, Wolffgang
Translator: Plaat, Frederick
Contributor: Carter, Harry
Publisher: Lion and Unicorn Press
Designer: Davey, Patricia

Categories

Book

Description

Compiled by Wolffgang Fugger, citizen of Nuremberg, 1553. Now translated by Frederick Plaat, with a foreword by Harry Carter.

85 l. (incl. facsims.) 16 x 21 cm

Place(s) associated

London

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1955

Note

" ... limited to 200 copies, printed on mould-made paper. The text has been set in Monotype Poliphilus and printed by letterpress. The plates are reproduced by photo-lithography and printed by offset. The layout and cover design are by Patricia Davey."--Colophon Museum has copy no. 180. Original illustrated green paper boards; top edge of pages stained red; in slipcase of light blue paper boards.

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Support composed of paper

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 138-2003
Primary reference Number: 95176
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 30 June 2016

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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