Francesco Petrarca Between the Gotica and Littera Antiqua: the Graphic Reform of Script and the Humanist Aesthetic.
Giovanni Spani
The present article discusses the fundamental role of Petrarch’s script evolution in graphic reform carried out by Italian Humanists 15th century from gothic to humanist miniscule. His exposure various scripts use – Tuscan chancery style gotica libraria universities and monasteries afforded Petrarch perspective develop his own model writing, one which more capably responded philological practical conception writing. contemporary gloss known as scriptura notularis, whose essential elements were based on Carolingian model, provided foundation for a developed, through imitatio, into elegantly refined form an attempt at greater clarity spaciousness. Inevitably, this moves toward textual reform, motivation lies intimate knowledge scribal practices along with importance he places concerns most scribes day had little regard. It is also founded elementary need clear legible text than cramped, script. discerned possible solution deficiencies book model: Caroline miniscule satisfied poet’s criteria ideal script, thus modified fit goals clarity, equilibrium, simplicity. intermediary, semi-gothic that was used Humanist reform.
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