Rime Italiane, ca. 1530
This is a manuscript anthology of Italian verse from about 1530 by Ariosto, Bembo, Medici and Molza, written out by hand in Italy. The four pictures are handwritten pages showing calligraphic flourishes, ruled lines and a dedicatory inscription, with little visible illustration beyond the script itself. A designer might draw on the looping pen strokes, the diagonal ruling and the hand-lettered Latin inscriptions for texture and lettering.
