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Libro di M. Giovanbattista Palatino cittadino romano : nel qual s'insegna à scriuere ogni sorte lettera, antica, et moderna, di qualunque natione, con le sue regole, et misure, et essempi : et con vn breve, et vtil discorso de le cifre

Palatino, Giovanni Battista, active 16th century, Palatino, Giovanni Battista, 16th cent. Libro nuovo d'imparare a scrivere · 1548 · In Roma in Campo di Fiore : Per Antonio Blado asolano · 39 pictures

Libro di M. Giovanbattista Palatino is a 1548 penmanship manual printed in Rome by Antonio Blado for writers and scribes, teaching many historical and modern letter forms with rules and measurements. The pages show decorated alphabets in roman and italic-style hands, set within ruled frames with flourished initials and ornamental borders, giving designers a reference for historical lettering and calligraphic ornament.

Penmanship · Alphabets · Lettering

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