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Print, Alphabet (Incunabulum page ?)

This is a Print. It was designed by David Roelands. It is dated ca. 1615 and we acquired it in 1954. Its medium is engraving on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by William J. Donald. It is credited Gift of William J. Donald.

Its dimensions are

Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.) Sheet: 22 x 32.5 cm (8 11/16 x 12 13/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower right: David Roelands

Cite this object as

Print, Alphabet (Incunabulum page ?); Designed by David Roelands (Dutch, b. 1572); England; engraving on white laid paper; Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.) Sheet: 22 x 32.5 cm (8 11/16 x 12 13/16 in.); Gift of William J. Donald; 1954-18-27

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