Saggio di caratteri di moderno gusto : con una breve istruzrone diretta ai principianti per facilitar loro la maniera di formarli
A penmanship manual by Marco Di Pietro, printed in Rome in 1794 with a companion sale in Ancona, offering a model alphabet and a short instruction for beginners learning to form elegant modern letters. The first picture shows a flowing upper and lower case copperplate alphabet in rows, while the second shows a seated writing master at a desk beside a large looping flourish with the word 'Che scrive' written inside it, a useful reference for designers working with script lettering and decorative flourishes.
