ludovico vicentino degli arrighi (1475–1527) was a papal scribe and type designer in renaissance italy. present day cursive writing style known as "italic" is based upon the style he developed. it has been said that the style of cursive known as "italic" got its name from this "italian" designer. modern day scribes, also known as "calligraphers", study the work of arrighi to learn the structure of the style of writing known as "italic" , a modernized version of the chancery hand which was first perfected by roman scribes in the early part of the sixteenth century.