Short-writing : The most easie, exact, lineal and speedy method that hath ever been obtained or taught. Composed by Theophilus Metcalfe, author and professor of the said art. The eighth edition much enlarged and perfected by the author. Which book is able to make the practitioner perfect without a teacher. As many hundreds in this city and els-where, that are able to write sermons word for word can from their own experience testifie.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Metcalfe, Theophilus, active 1649.

Contributor:

Cross, Thomas, active 1632-1682, engraver.

Series:

Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1919:27.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shorthand--Early works to 1800.

Shorthand.

Physical Description:

3 unnumbered pages, 7, 9-11, 21-26 pages, plates : illustrations, portrait

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Art of short-writing.

Place of Publication:

London : printed, and are to be sold by John Hancock at the first shop in Popes-head Alley, next to Corne-hill, 1652.

Notes:

With a portrait of Theophilus Metcalfe, and an added engraved title page signed: Cross sculp.

Text is intersperced with plates of shorthand writing.

Running title reads: The art of short-writing.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1989. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1919:27). s1989 miun a

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed.) M1928.

OCLC:

55710384