Corsiva, officially named Monotype Corsiva, is a script typeface designed by Patricia Saunders in 1995 for the Monotype Corporation. Saunders used the cursive writing style of Italian scribes from the 15th and 16th centuries, especially Ludovico Vicentino degli Arrighi, as inspiration. The characters are all set at a slight angle and, like most script fonts, the lines are tapered as though they were made with a calligraphy pen. Most of the capital letters feature a swash. Microsoft has been including the typeface with various Microsoft Office products since 1997. (hs)