The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596): A Stunningly Detailed Illuminated Manuscript Created over Three Decades

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Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta - Getty Museum Store

Now back in print, the ultimate booklover's gift book--Los Angeles Times In 1561-62 the master calligrapher Georg Bocskay (died 1575), imperial secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, created Mira calligraphiae monumenta (Model Book of Calligraphy) as a demonstration of his own preeminence among scribes. Some thirty years later, Ferdinand's grandson, the Emperor Rudolf II, commissioned Europe's last great manuscript illuminator, Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1600), to embellish the work.

Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta: A Sixteenth-century Calligraphic Manuscript Inscribed by Georg Bocskay and Illuminated by Joris Hoefnagel [Book]

Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, a masterpiece to behold, is available online thanks to Getty Museum

Model Book of Calligraphy - Ziereis Facsimiles

The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) – The Public Domain Review

7 Calligraphy ideas botanical illustration, botanical art, botanical prints

Model Book of Calligraphy - Ziereis Facsimiles

7 Calligraphy ideas botanical illustration, botanical art, botanical prints

The Model Book of Calligraphy (1561–1596) – The Public Domain Review

Exquisite Views of Nature in a 16th-Century Book

Exquisite Views of Nature in a 16th-Century Book

Model Book of Calligraphy - Ziereis Facsimiles

Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta - Getty Museum Store