TAGLIENTE, Giovanni Antonio - Lot 3

TAGLIENTE, Giovanni Antonio Lo presente libro Insegna la vera arte de lo excelle[n]te scrivere de diverse varie sorte de litere Venice, Giovann'Antonio, e Pietro fratelli de Nicolini da Sabio, 1545 CELEBRATED TREATY OF VENICE CALLIGRAPHY In-8 (188 x 125 mm). Engraved initials, Greek, Hebrew, Roman, cursive, Gothic and fantasy typefaces COLLATION: 28 ff. entirely woodcut BINDING. Half red morocco, bradel spine, gilt title Short margins Thirty-nine writing models and nine woodcuts with black or screened background, including one reproducing Hebrew characters. BIBLIOGRAPHY : Hendrik Jansen, Essais sur l'origine de la gravure en bois et en taille-douce..., Paris, 1808, II, pp. 50-51