Il perfetto cancellaresco corsivo

Cresci, Giovanni Francesco, active 16th century · 1579 · In Roma : Appresso Pietro Spada ad instantia dell'autore, & di m. Pietro Pauolo Palombo libraro · 6 pictures

Il perfetto cancellaresco corsivo is a 1579 Roman penmanship manual by Giovanni Francesco Cresci, published in Rome by Pietro Spada and Pietro Paolo Palombo for writing students and scribes. Its pages show cursive alphabets in ornate chancery hand, dense lines of italic script, and flourished capitals, with loops and swashes a letterer could adapt for display type or monogram work.

Penmanship · Alphabets · Lettering

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