lettera imperiale (kind of the Norton anti-virus of middle ages)

lettera imperiale, Giovanantonio Tagliente (1523)

another development is the "lettera imperiale" provides evidence of the so-called "chancery" script well into the Renaissance.

Handwriting is not displaced but becomes more specialized.

why do some medieval texts seem to baroque and complicated? they become less susceptible to forgery. 

digital documents can be forged. they suggest an authentication process.