Bruges (Brugge in Flemish) is a well preseved medieval town in Belgium. It is so full of gothic monuments that the Cathedral is actually not considered the most important. Inside the Cathedral one finds many masterpieces of art, paintings and tapestries, while calligraphy is hidden somewhere in the corners. The calligraphy is, however, remarcable. Many inscriptions are written in Dutch, which I don't understand, but most include dates. The oldest gothic inscription reproduced here includes the date 1435. I could not see, however, any dates in the decorative fractur gothic inscriptions. Of the italic inscriptions (which are actually captions under bigger pictures) the older one is dated 1551, the later 1643.
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