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Italic writing manuals

Credited as the first Italic writing manual, La operina of Ludovico deli Arrighi, published in 1524
Gerardus Mercator’s 1540 treatise on Italic letterforms from the Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division

Pages

  • About
  • Exemplars
    • Gothic exemplars from Reed College
    • Humanist exemplars
    • Italic exemplars
  • Form Drawing and Celtic Knots
    • Celtic Knot Patterns
  • General lettering and sign writing
  • Italic writing manuals
  • Manuscripts
    • Carolingian Manuscripts
    • Gothic Blackletter Manuscripts
    • Greek Magical Papyri
    • Greek Uncial Manuscripts
    • Humanist manuscripts
    • Italic manuscripts
    • Uncial & Insular half-uncial manuscripts
  • Selected bibliography
  • Video links
    • Plain Capitals with Lloyd Reynolds
  • Handwriting and Calligraphy at Reed

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