Reflexîones sobre la verdadera arte de escribir
By: por el abate don Domingo Maria de Servidori, romano
Contributors: Mansilla, Lorenzo Sánchez de, 1740?-1799, engraver; Mercoli, Giacomo, 1745-1825, engraver; Selma, Ferdinand, 1752-1810, engraver; Asensio y Mejorada, Francisco, 1725-1794, engraver; Asensio, José, approximately 1759- engraver; Giraldo, active 18th century, engraver; Fabregat, Joaquín José, 1748-1807, engraver; Ricarte, Hipólito, engraver; Espinosa de los Monteros, Antonio, 1732-1812, engraver
Publisher: En la Imprenta real
Published: 1789
Place of publication: Madrid
Language: spa
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Spanish Calligraphy; Early works to 1800; Calligraphy; Spanish Penmanship
Other titles: Laminas de las Reflexiones sobre el arte de escribir.; Reflexiones, y arte de escribir.
Notes: Vol. 1 has added engraved t.p., which reads: Reflexiones, y arte de escribir del abate Dn. Domingo Servidori, romano.

Vol. 2 has engraved t.p., which reads: Laminas de las Reflexiones sobre el arte de escribir.

Text in form of a dialogue; for detailed description, cf. Cotarelo y Mori.

Signatures (v. 1): pi1 [par.]-2[par.]² A-4D² 4E1.

Illustrations: 112 prints : engraving ; full-page. In v. 1: added t.p. and engraved dedication, engraved respectively by G. Mercoli and L. Sánchez de Mansilla after the author's designs and calligraphy; added t.p. incorporates port. of the author engraved by F. Selma. In v. 2: engraved t.p. by Mansilla; plate with 6 alphabets after calligraphy by the author; 108 plates numbered 1, *1*, 2, *2*, 3-86, *86*, 87-105, comprising penmanship specimens of leading calligraphers of the 16th-18th century as reproduced in the hand of the author (except for 8) and engraved by Mansilla (45), F. Asensio y Mejorada (21), J. Asensio (9), Giraldo (6), J.J. Fabregat (15), H. Ricarte (6) and A. Espinosa de los Monteros (6). For detailed description and reproduction of 5 plates, cf. Cotarelo y Mori; for Fabregat plates, cf. Carrete Parrondo & Villena.

Errata: v. 1, p. [294].

"Indice alfabetico de los profesores del arte de escribir, y aficionados españoles, ingleses, italianos y franceses, de cuyas obras, habilidad ó epoca se da especial noticia, ó cuyas muestras de la letra se copian": v. 1, p. [9-10] (1st group).

Palau y Dulcet (2nd ed.) 311017

Berlin.  Ornamentstichsammlung, 5250

Bonacini, C.  Arti scrittorie, 1699

Cotarelo y Mori, E.  Dicc. de calígrafos españoles, 1079

Carrete Parrondo & Villena.  Joaquín José Fabregat, 92-106