Giovanni Francesco Cresci (1534-...)

[PL]
Włoski kaligraf z Mediolanu działający w Rzymie. W 1560 dostał nominację na skrybę w Watykanie.
Autor: Essemplare[...] (1560), Il perfetto scrittore[...] (1570) oraz Il perfetto cancellaresco[...] (1579) - wszystkie wydane w Rzymie. W jego pracach widzimy odwołania do pisma inskrypcyjnego (również w postaci ornamentów typograficznych) i stylu kancelaryjnego



[ENG]
Italian calligrapher from Milan who worked in Rome. In 1560 he was nominated as a Vatican scriptor.
Author of: Essemplare[...] (1560), Il perfetto scrittore[...] (1570) and Il perfetto cancellaresco[...] (1579) - all published in Rome. In his works we can see references to the inscriptional lettering (also in typographical ornaments) and chancery style.

Titlepage of Il perfetto scrittore

Lettera ecclesiastica - Il perfetto scrittore

Gothic chancery letters - Essemplare

Źródła / Source:

• http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-38905.html
• http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giovanni-francesco-cresci_(Dizionario-Biografico)/
• http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780198606536.001.0001/acref-9780198606536-e-1259
• http://blog.giofugatype.com/?tag=francesco-cresci