Lanotomia delle cancellaresche corsiue, & altre maniere di lettere
A late sixteenth-century Roman penmanship manual by Lodovico Curione, with engravings by Martin van Buyten, published in 1588 for scribes and writing students. Its plates show calligraphic specimens set inside ornate engraved frames of scrolls, arches and architectural details, offering designers ideas for lettering layouts and decorative borders.
