Album with Examples of Calligraphy and Micrography 1600 - 1625

This 17th-century album of calligraphic and micrographic examples, currently held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, features a variety of intricate designs and patterns. Created by an anonymous artist, the album showcases the precision and skill of writing in miniature. The use of micrography, a technique of writing in extremely small lettering, creates mesmerizing visual effects. This page in particular features a spiral design, a repeating pattern of interlocking squares, all created through meticulously written words. This album offers a glimpse into the history of calligraphy and its development as an art form, showcasing the beauty and skill of the art form.