Plate XIV, from the "Exercitatio Alphabetica"

Hans Vredeman de Vries1568–69

The lettering consists of a sentence: “Make not thy boaste of tomorrow,” etc., an alphabet.

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Title: Plate XIV, from the "Exercitatio Alphabetica"
Creator: Clément Perret, 1569/71–?, Cornelis de Hooghe, ?–1583, Hans Vredeman de Vries, Dutch, 1527 - ca. 1606, ATA
Date Created: 1568–69
Location Created: Netherlands
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Engraving on white laid paper
Credit line: Museum purchase through gift of Mrs. John Innes Kane

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