Lot 216: TAGLIENTE (GIOVANNI ANTONIO)

Lo presente libro insegna la vera arte delo excellente scrivere de diverse varie sorte de litere, 28 leaves of calligraphic examples, largely italic type, including 7 full-page woodcuts printed in white on black backgrounds and one full-page cut of writing equipment by Eustachio Celebrino after Tagliente, woodcut initials, light browning to a few leaves, early ink ownership inscription of Hannibal L. Bazoni on lower margin of leaf 18 verso, early marbled wrappers [Bonacini 1839], small 4to, Venice, Francesca Rampazetto, 1556