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Frakturs illumination - [Vorschrift] / Heinrich Rassmann.

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Frakturs illumination - [Vorschrift] / Heinrich Rassmann, 1709.

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[Knight on horseback - an example of the elaborate ornamentation found in books of calligraphy in the 18th Century]

Illus. in: Figueiredo, Manuel de Andrade de. Nova Escola para aprender a ler, escrever, e contar. Lisbon, 1722. Reference copy may be in LOT 4397 T. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. More

Gyokkashi eimo, print by Kiyonaga Torii

Print shows Gyokkashi Eimo, a young girl with a talent for calligraphy, and a young woman, her writing instructor, sitting next to a low table; fans and brushes hang in the background, more fans lie on the floo More

Mikiri no fuji, Katsushika Hokusai - Ukiyo e print

Print shows a man writing in calligraphy on a large box in front of a building; on the left, in the background, is a view of Mount Fuji. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored More

Education inclined / / designed & executed by TLB 9th mo 11th 1845 in 90 min

Elaborate pen calligraphy surrounding a wood-engraving of a raft with a tent and campfire floating on a river, perhaps an image of Huck Finn. Calligraphy reads: Tis education forms the common mind, just as the More

Learning to write - Public domain drawing

Drawing shows a boy, seated at a low table, writing with a brush. Japanese text appears on the right, outside the image box. Inscribed in pencil on lower left corner of paper mount: [K]ano Dec. 1878. From the More

Flourished for the penman's art journal by D.T. Ames 205 Broadway, New York

Print shows a large bird, possibly an eagle, as part of a design exhibiting flourished penwork. K16286 U.S. Copyright Office. Printed at bottom: "Palma non sine pulvere." Copyright stamp, date, and number appe More

[Detail of calligraphy from the autograph album of Fannie R. Hale]

This detail of calligraphy with bird motif is from the autograph album of Fannie R. Hale. The earliest inscription in the album is dated October 25, 1879, and most inscriptions are from towns in Iowa.

[Decoration and calligraphy in the Treasury of the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)] / Abdullah Frères, photographes de S.M.I Le Sultan.

Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 38. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Hamid II Collection (Library of Congress).

[A tiled wall with gilt calligraphy inside of Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque)] / Abdullah Frères.

Located in Bursa. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 20. No. 16. In album: Mausoleums, mosques and other buildings and views in Bursa, Eskişehir, and İznik, Ottoma More

[Persian and Turkish calligraphy kept in the Treasury of the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)]

Photograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Persian poetical text. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 34. No. 729. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. More

[Interior view of the Ayasofya Camii (mosque)] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

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[Persian and Turkish calligraphy kept in the Treasury of the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)]

Photograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 35. Persian poetical text. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms par More

[Interior view of the Ayasofya Camii (mosque)] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

Formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 12. No. 115. In album: Ayasofya Camii, Kariye Camii and other mosques, Istanbul, Ottoman Em More

[Interior view of the Kebir Cami (Great Mosque) in Bursa] / Abdullah Frères.

Also known as the Ulu Cami of Bursa. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 1. No. 1. In album: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) and Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque), Bursa, Ottoman E More

[Decoration and calligraphy in the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)]

Photograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Persian poetical text. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 33. No. 730. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. More

[Calligraphy kept in the Treasury of the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)]

Photograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 36. No. 784. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Ha More

[Interior of the Kebir Cami (Great Mosque) in Bursa] / Abdullah Frères.

Also known as the Ulu Cami of Bursa. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 2. No. 9. In album: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) and Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque), Bursa, Ottoman E More

[Interior of the Kebir Cami (Great Mosque) in Bursa] / Abdullah Frères.

Also known as the Ulu Cami of Bursa. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 3. No. 7. In album: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) and Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque), Bursa, Ottoman E More

[Interior view of the Ayasofya Camii (mosque)] / Abdullah Frères, Phot., Constantinople.

Formerly the Church of Hagia Sophia. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 13. No. 116. In album: Ayasofya Camii, Kariye Camii and other mosques, Istanbul, Ottoman Em More

[Interior of the Kebir Cami (Great Mosque) in Bursa] / Abdullah Frères.

Also known as the Ulu Cami of Bursa. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 4. No. 10. In album: Ulu Cami (Great Mosque) and Yeşil Cami (Green Mosque), Bursa, Ottoman More

[Decoration and calligraphy in the Treasury of the Imperial Topkapı Sarayı (palace)]

Photograph possibly by Abdullah Frères. Title translated from album caption. Captioned in Ottoman Turkish and French. No. 37. No. 727. In album: Topkapı Sarayı, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Forms part of: Abdul-Ha More

The Lord's prayer - Public domain book illustration drawing

Calligraphic drawing conveys the Ten Commandments decorated with geometric flourishes. Copyright stamp dated Nov 12 1889, entry 31126. Companion piece is DRWG/US - Coaley, no. 1 (C size).

Portion of a Chinese or Japanese manuscript on a screen that belonged to Arnold Genthe

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Portion of a Chinese or Japanese manuscript on a screen that belonged to Arnold Genthe

Title devised. Photograph by Arnold Genthe of an object in his art collection. Purchase; Genthe Estate; 1942 or 1943.

Chinese calligraphy on silk that belonged to Arnold Genthe

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We real cool / by Gwendolyn Brooks. Detroit, Michigan : Broadside Press, 1966.

Broadside ; no. 6; Poem.; "December 1966."; BOOK SOURCE: ap; vj14 03-17-98; 98-127005 Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Pri More

Three calligraphy examples showing "Mrs. Rosa Parks" written in Chinese (top), Arabic (middle), Hindi and Tamil scripts

Forms part of: Visual Materials from the Rosa Parks Papers (Library of Congress). Exhibited: "Rosa Parks: Beyond the Bus" at the South Gallery, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., More

13 things to think about in difficult times

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Our world makes me sad / Milan Knizak.

Forms part of: Exit Art Gallery Reactions Collection: A Global Response to the 9/11 Attacks. Exhibited: Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress, 2002. Treat as a manuscript?