Brief aan Frans Buffa en Zonen Possibly 1877 - 1879

This letter was written by William Unger, though the date of its making is unknown. The handwritten script carries echoes of the past. Consider the act of writing itself. Throughout history, handwriting has been a personal expression, a direct trace of the individual’s thoughts and emotions. Letters, like the one before us, served as vital links across distances, bearing witness to the writers' intentions and psychological states. In ancient times, scripts like hieroglyphs or cuneiform were imbued with sacred and magical properties. They were not merely tools for communication but also powerful symbols that could influence the world. This reverence for writing persisted through the medieval period, where illuminated manuscripts transformed words into visual displays of divine knowledge. Even as printing and digital communication have come to dominate, the act of handwriting retains a certain primal connection to the self. Each stroke, each flourish reveals something unique about the writer, underscoring the enduring power of symbols to communicate on multiple levels. These symbols are not stagnant; they evolve, adapt, and resurface in new contexts, carrying with them the weight of history and human emotion.