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"guide to the construction of letters"
pages from the "model book of calligraphy", vienna, originally created by georg bocskay from 1561-62, illuminated and expanded by joris hoefnagel, c. 1591–96
source: Getty Museum Collection, Ms. 20 (86.MV.527), fol. 143r-147r
#16th century#joris hoefnagel#mira calligraphiae monumenta#model book of calligraphy#guide to the construction of letters#georg bocskay#calligraphy#geometry#diagrams#hybrids#grotesques#illuminated manuscript
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Typography Tuesday
We return to our facsimile of a 16th-cnetury calligraphic manuscript, Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, or Model Book of Calligraphy, written in 1561/62 by Georg Bocskay, the Croatian-born court secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, and illuminated 30 years later by Flemish painter Joris Hoefnagel for the grandson of Ferdinand I, Emperor Rudolph II. The manuscript was produced by Bocskay in Vienna to demonstrate his technical mastery of the immense range of writing styles known to him. To complement and augment Bocskay's calligraphy, Hoefnagel added fruit, flowers, and insects to nearly every page, composing them so as to enhance the unity and balance of the page’s design. Although the two never met, the manuscript has an uncanny quality of collaboration about it.
Our facsimile was the first facsimile produced from the collection at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. It was printed in Lausanne, Switzerland by Imprimeries Reunies and published by Christopher Hudson in 1992.
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For #FrogFriday + #DragonflyWeek:
Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish, 1542-1600) & Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, d.1575)
Common Pear, Lake Demoiselle, Moor Frog, and Hyacinth: Mira calligraphiae monumenta, Ms. 20 (86_MV_527), fol. 75
1561–1562; illumination added 1591–1596
Watercolors, gold & silver paint, ink
16.6 × 12.4 cm (6 9/16 × 4 7/8 in.)
Getty Museum collection
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Caterpillar, Dog-Tooth Violet, Pear, and Apricot
1561–1562; illumination added 1591–1596
Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish, / Hungarian, 1542 - 1600), and Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, died 1575)
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Joris Hoefnagel and Georg Bocskay - Dragonfly, Pear, Carnation, and Insect - 16th c. - via Getty Open Content
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"Caterpillar, Pear, Tulip, and Purple Snail " (1561–96) — from the remarkable Model Book of Calligraphy, the result of a collaboration across many decades between a master scribe Georg Bocskay and artist Joris Hoefnagel, who died #onthisday in 1601: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-model-book-of-calligraphy-1561-1596 #OTD
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Apple, Periwinkle, and Lizard 1561–1562 (illumination added 1591–1596). Illumination by Joris Hoefnagel (1542 - 1600) and Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, died 1575), scribe.
Watercolour, gold and silver paint, and ink.
The Getty Museum Collection.
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Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish / Hungarian, 1542 - 1600) and (Georg Bocskay, Hungarian, died 1575) Vienna, Austria, 1561 - 1562; illumination added 1591 - 1596; Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment.
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‘Dragonfly, Pear, Carnation, and Insect’ Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish / Hungarian, 1542 - 1600) and (Georg Bocskay, Hungarian, died 1575) Vienna, Austria, 1561 - 1562; illumination added 1591 - 1596; Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment.
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Speckled Wood, Talewort, Garden Pea, and Lantern Plant, 1561–1562. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Ms. 20 (86.MV.527), fol. 16
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Typography Tuesday
Sometimes, things in our collection still surprise me, even after 29 years. From our fairly sizable manuscript facsimile collection, I was surprised I had never encountered this little (5 X 7 in.) reproduction of a 16th-cnetury calligraphic manuscript, Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta, the first facsimile produced from the collection at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, printed in Lausanne, Switzerland by Imprimeries Reunies and published by Christopher Hudson in 1992.
As the relatively new invention of printing came to dominate the production of books by the 1500s, the calligraphic inventiveness of scribes became prized for their aesthetic qualities rather than their production value.
From 1561 to 1562, Georg Bocskay, the Croatian-born court secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, created this Model Book of Calligraphy in Vienna to demonstrate his technical mastery of the immense range of writing styles known to him. About thirty years later, Emperor Rudolph II, Ferdinand's grandson, commissioned the [Flemish painter] Joris Hoefnagel to illuminate Bocskay's model book. Hoefnagel added fruit, flowers, and insects to nearly every page, composing them so as to enhance the unity and balance of the page's design. -- Getty Museum Collection webpage.
Although the two never met, the manuscript has an uncanny quality of collaboration about it.
Today we only show 11 pages from the facsimile, but we hope to present more from this highly-inventive manuscript of calligraphic virtuosity in the future.
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-- MAX, Head, Special Collections
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Page from a remarkable 16th-century book entitled Mira calligraphiae monumenta (The Model Book of Calligraphy), the result of a collaboration across many decades between a master scribe, the Croatian-born Georg Bocskay, and Flemish artist Joris Hoefnagel. More here: https://buff.ly/2zEfX9l⠀ ⠀ (And buy as prints in our new online shop! https://buff.ly/2zErZja - link in bio) . (via tumblr_oz48l0potf1s4nqoyo1_1280.jpg (680×680))
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Crested Crane Fly, Insect, and French Rose
Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish / Hungarian, 1542 - 1600)and Georg Bocskay (Hungarian, died 1575)
1561–1562; illumination added 1591–1596
Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink
Leaf: 16.6 × 12.4 cm (6 9/16 × 4 7/8 in.)
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"Sour Orange, Terrestrial Mollusk, and Larkspur, 1561 - 1562; illumination added 1591 - 1596".
By Joris Hoefnagel, illuminator (Flemish / Hungarian, 1542 - 1600) and Georg Bocskay, scribe (Hungarian, died 1575)
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 20, fol. 33
Biography and 185 Created Works - https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/person/103K9F
This page- https://media.getty.edu/iiif/image/091658d4-5a64-49d0-b8ac-5cf204f5d515/full/2106,/0/default.jpg?download=091658d4-5a64-49d0-b8ac-5cf204f5d515_2106.jpg&size=medium
Entire manuscript - https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/103RWD
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