Author: FAIRBANK, ALFRED AND WOLPE, BERTHOLD.
Title: Renaissance Hand Writing. An Anthology of Italic Writing Scripts. (Signed).
Description: London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1960. 1st edition. "A collection of examples of italic handwriting from manuscripts, letters and writng-books of the Renaissance and of our own time, chosen for their beauty and historic interest." 28cms x 22cms x 2cms. Pp.104 of text including list of plates and notes on them, followed by 96 black & white plates, inscribed "To Leslie Robert Simmons. Berthold L. Wolpe. Feb.1961" to half-title page. Blue/grey marl cloth, dustwrapper has edge tears with small loss to rear top edge and another small hole to rear. Scarce. VG/G-.

Keywords: Fairbank Berthold Wolpe Signed Renaissance Handwriting Anthology Italic Scripts Illustrated Manuscripts Letters Raphael Michelangelo Cellini Linacre Cheke Aschem Dodington Calligraphy 52666 Books and Printing


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