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Bierpfaff's Alphabet of Organic Type (c. 1650)

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These lively prints are from the series Libellus Novus Elementorum Latinorum by Polish goldsmith Jan Christian Bierpfaff (1600-ca.1690) and engraved by Jeremias Falck (1610–1677). These hugely imaginative, abstract and fluid prints come to life on the page. Bierpfaff worked as an apprentice at the Mackensen family of metalworkers in Kracow, a group, who, according to Paul K,  “introduced the Dutch auricular (‘shell or ear-like’) style of ornamen…
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Flashbak broke the news in on Sunday, April 6, 2025.
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