Letters G and H 15th-16th century

Editor: Here we see a print titled "Letters G and H" by an anonymous artist. The letters themselves are so ornamental! How do you interpret this work? Curator: I see the print as a record of production: the creation of letters, perhaps as part of a larger project. It is a functional object, a template, and its value lies in its reproducibility and dissemination of design. What do you think about the materials used? Editor: It seems to be simple ink on paper. Is there something more to that? Curator: Exactly. It speaks to the accessibility and widespread use of printing techniques, influencing the production and consumption of art and information. It is a commodity. Editor: That shifts my understanding; from decorative to functional and even commercial. Curator: Precisely. It makes you consider the labor and the system of production itself.