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<dl><dd>First published Rome, 1540, under title: Libro nuovo d'imparare a scrivere. Present ed. is reprint of ed. of 1566 (Rome : Heredi di Valerio &amp; Aloigi Dorici). The woodcut t.p. of that ed. appears on A5r. Cancellaresca Romana is presented on leaves A5v-C3v. Leaves C4r to the end of the vol. are printed from blocks that appeared in early eds. For all the preceding see Bonacini</dd>
<dd>Colophon has "Per gli heredi di Francesco Rampazetto."</dd>
<dd>Sessa's cat and mouse device on t.p. Port. of Palatino on t.p. verso. Device with moth and candle on recto of last leaf. Ill. include writing specimens in a variety of hands, various alphabets (including Greek, Hebrew, and Cyrillic), cyphers, monograms, rebuses. Some are printed white on black. Initials, head and tail pieces</dd>
<dd>Signatures: A-G⁸ H⁶</dd>
<dd>Bonacini, C. Arti scrittorie</dd>
<dd>Binding: old mottled sheepskin(?). Spine tooled in gilt; label with title (now partly missing): COM... / DE / PALA... The edges red</dd>
<dd>Inserted in Library's copy is trimmed sheet printed with the Greek alphabet and Latin prayers. An inscription at foot of verso of last sheet (written upside down), begins: Carissimo mio padre ... Smudges and pen trials</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Penmanship; Alphabets; Lettering</div>
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<dl><dd>Palatino, Giovanni Battista, active 16th century</dd>
<dd>Palatino, Giovanni Battista, 16th cent. Libro nuovo d'imparare a scrivere</dd></dl></div>
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