Lot N. 199
Giovanni Antonio Tagliente
Lo presente libro insegna la vera arte de lo excellente scrivere
de diverse varie sorti de litere le quali se fano per geometrica ragione & con la presente opera ognuno le potra stampare e impochi giorni per lo amaistramento, ragione, & Essempli, come qui sequente vederai. Opera del Tagliente nuouamente composta cum gratia di nostra salute 1524. In-4° (210x150 mm). Signature: A [B]4 C4 D-F4 [GH]4 il4; a-c4 D4 E3. Missing c. H2. On the c. a1 new title page: Again printed work from 1524 in Venice which teaches us an amazing new way & art to link large and small and to women [...] Score: ae 1-4. There is an engraving with writing instruments (c. l4), missing that of an astronomer observing the sky. Full parchment binding with calligraphic title on the back, with obvious defects (detached front blanket, crests at the corners, stains). Moisture gore, spots, woodworm galleries, blooms.
First edition of the widely illustrated handbook of calligraphy. It contains models of Chancellery, Mercantile, Francesca, Antique Round, Florentine, Bollatic, Imperial letters and various alphabets including Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian etc.
First edition of the widely illustrated handbook of calligraphy. It contains models of Chancellery, Mercantile, Francesca, Antique Round, Florentine, Bollatic, Imperial letters and various alphabets including Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian etc.
Ancient handwritten notes, drawings and signs of possession.
Many of the editions of Tagliente's works do not bear the name of the printer and it can be hypothesized that he financed them himself, providing for the distribution of the specimens especially among the students.
Many of the editions of Tagliente's works do not bear the name of the printer and it can be hypothesized that he financed them himself, providing for the distribution of the specimens especially among the students.