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TAGLIENTE, Giovanantonio. Lo presente libro Insegna la vera arte de lo excellente scrivere. Venice: Giovannantonio and Pietro da Sabio, 1542.
4° (200 x 130mm.). 28 leaves. Woodcut title and numerous examples of various hands and alphabets, three illustrations and device on verso of final leaf (all inner and some outer margins neatly repaired, repaired tear to final leaf, some soiling). Modern vellum.
Tagliente, a professional writing master, first published this work in 1524. Bonacini 1828 records an edition of 1542, but signed b-o in small letters, rather than in capitals as with this copy. Cf. Riccardi Bibliotheca Matematica II.489.
4° (200 x 130mm.). 28 leaves. Woodcut title and numerous examples of various hands and alphabets, three illustrations and device on verso of final leaf (all inner and some outer margins neatly repaired, repaired tear to final leaf, some soiling). Modern vellum.
Tagliente, a professional writing master, first published this work in 1524. Bonacini 1828 records an edition of 1542, but signed b-o in small letters, rather than in capitals as with this copy. Cf. Riccardi Bibliotheca Matematica II.489.