cancellaresca corsiva
noun
can·cel·la·re·sca cor·si·va
(ˌ)känˌcheləˈreskə(ˌ)kȯrˈsēvə
variants or less commonly cancellaresca
: a style of cursive manuscript handwriting that had its origin at the Vatican in the 15th century
Word History
Etymology
cancellaresca corsiva, modification of Italian cancelleresca corsiva cursive cancellaresca; cancellaresca, modification of Italian cancelleresca, probably short for lettera cancelleresca chancellery handwriting, from lettera handwriting + cancelleresca, feminine of cancelleresco of a chancellery, from cancelleria chancellery (from French chancellerie) + -esco -esque
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