An Essay on the Italic Cursive Hand

Jace Graf, An Essay on the Italic Cursive Hand

(Oakland: Officina Vagi Scholaris, 1990)

This book examines the history of Italian cursive calligraphy styles. The page displayed discusses how scholars were inspired by the more legible and efficient fonts of Latin manuscripts. The image showcases the Gothic font at the top and the Carolingian font at the bottom to visually compare the differences in clarity between the two styles.