The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira calligraphiae monumenta

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The Art of the Pen: Calligraphy from the Court of the Emperor Rudolf II pylos The court of Holy RomanLee Hendrix and Thea Vignau Wilberg The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira calligraphiae monumenta, a flamboyant demonstration of two artscalligraphy and miniature painting. The project began when Rudolf's predecessor commissioned the master calligrapher Georg Bocskay to create a model book of calligraphy. A preeminent scribe, Bocskay assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historic scripts. Many