Torquato Torío de la Riva y Herrero

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Torquato Torío de la Riva y Herrero Or Torcuato Torio de la Riva. Spanish writing master (b. 1759, Villaturde, d. 1820) who studied Latin, theology and law at the University of Valladolid in 1773. He published these books: Arte de Escribir por reglas y con muestras según la doctrina de los mejores autores antiguos y modernos, extranjeros y nacionales (1798; and also in 1802 in Madrid, chez Joaquin Ibarra). Samples from the 1802 book: a Spanish script, ornamental caps. Downlaod sites: I, II, III, IV. Coleccion de muestras de letra bastarda, inglesa, italiana, etc (1804). Local download. Digital revivals of his chancery scripts include Torio (2014, Pedro Leal).	EXTERNAL LINKS Torquato Torío de la Riva y Herrero MyFonts search Monotype search Fontspring search Google search INTERNAL LINKS The Spanish type scene ⦿ Calligraphic typefaces ⦿ Ornamental caps typefaces ⦿ Penmanship ⦿ Chancery hand, cancellaresca ⦿