Exhibition: Type to Print: The Book & The Type Specimen Book
Item appears in the following exhibition pageType to Print: The Book & The Type Specimen Book: Roman vs Italic: Bâtarde vs Caxton Item Information Dublin CoreTitleBâtarde Handwriting and Roman Typeface Examples Composite Image
DescriptionBurgundian bâtarde handwriting is on the left, Caxton's roman type is on the right
CreatorCaxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431
SourceBook of fayttes of armes and of Chyualrye / Christine, de Pisan, translated and printed by William Caxton
DateProbably between 11th Century and 16 Century for the document containing the Bâtarde handwriting
14 July 1489 for the text printed by Caxton
LanguageEnglish
French
MODSKey Date1000 1599
1489-07-14
Type of Dateinferred
exact
Form/Genrebooks
Repository NameRare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University
NotesDate inferred for the bâtarde hand sample from the broadest usage time-frame of the lettre bâtarde or lettre bourguignonne hand.
Language of CatalogingEnglish
Digital Originreformatted digital
CitationCaxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492 and Christine, de Pisan, approximately 1364-approximately 1431, “Bâtarde Handwriting and Roman Typeface Examples Composite Image,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed March 31, 2025, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/type_to_print/item/7611. |