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Ruinetti, Tomaso (fl. circa 1619) Idea de Buon Scittore.
[Rome: Christoforo Blanco, 1619.]
Oblong folio, engraved throughout, 39 of 43 leaves, (lacking four leaves: the title page, memorial leaf, and leaves 19 & 38); portrait is present, bound in modern half parchment with printed waste paper-covered boards, 13 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.
Ruinetti was a master calligrapher based in Rome. He was able to transition from fancy penwork to accomplished copperplate engraving, creating precise and beautiful alphabets, fine looping geometric flourishes, and fanciful figures of cherubs, birds, and animals.
