Lo presente libro insegna la vera arte de lo excelle︠︡[n]te scriuere de diuerse varie sorti di litere
Subtitle: le quali se fano per geometrica ragione & con la p[r]e︠︡sente opera ognuno le potra imparare impochi giorni p[er] lo amaistramento, ragione, & essempli, come qui seguente vederai.
By: Opera del Tagliente nouamente composta cum gratia nel anno di n︠︡[ost]ra salute MDXXXXXIIII.
Publisher: per Francesco Rapazetto]
Published: 1554
Place of publication: [In Vinegia
Language: ita
Number of pages: 28
Subjects: Writing -- Materials and instruments -- Early works to 1800.; Penmanship -- Early works to 1800.; Alphabets -- Early works to 1800.; Copybooks -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Notes: "In Vinegia per Francesco Rampazetto, M. D. LIIII."--Colophon.

Single quarto sheets signed [A]-O; bound as a single gathering. Leaves after O are unsigned.

Imprint from colophon.

Some pages within double-line border.

Appears to be a made-up copy in that leaves G through W are on darker paper; leaves [A]-F have apparently been washed. Cf. British Museum, Catalogue of Italian books, 1465-1600, p. 655.

Signatures: [A]-O [P-Z Aa-Dd]

Title within ornamental double-line border with woodcut vignette, initials, woodcuts.

Includes examples of script styles in Arabic, Hebrew and Greek.

c.1: 00/01 1320R.