The ground of arts : teaching the perfect worke and practise of arithmeticke, both in whole numbers and fractions afte a more easie and exact forme than in former time hat been set forth / made by M. Robert Record ... ; afterward augmented by Mr. John Dee ; and since enlarged with a third part of Rules of practise ... by John Mellis ; and now diligently perused, corrected, illustrated and enlarged with an appendix of figurate numbers ... with tables of board and timber measure and new tables of interest upon interest ... the first calculated by R.C. but corrected, and the latter diligently calculated by Rob: Hartwell ...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Recorde, Robert, 1510?-1558.

Contributor:

Dee, John, 1527-1608.

Mellis, John, active 1588.

Hartwell, Robert.

Raworth, John, -1645, printer.

Harrison, John, active 1602-1641, bookseller.

Okes, John, active 1627-1644, printer.

STC Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arithmetic--Early works to 1800.

Arithmetic.

Penn Provenance:

Monroe, Paul (bookplate)

Physical Description:

26 unnumbered pages, 630 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm (8vo)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by J. Raworth for John Harison ..., 1640.

Notes:

Signatures: A-2S⁸.

The third part by John Mellis has special t.p. and separate imprint: "The third part, or, additions to this book, entreateth of brief rules, called rules of practice, of rare, pleasant and commodious effect, abridged into a briefer method then hitherto hath been published, with divers other necessary rules, tables and questions not only profitable for merchants, but also for gentlemen and all other occupyers whatsoever, as by the contents of ths book may appeare. Set forth by John Mellis, schoolmaster. Printed by John Okes, 1640."

Woodcuts: initials, head- and tail-pieces.

Printed marginalia.

Identified as Early English books, 1475-1640; 1428:08 on UMI microfilm.

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.), 20811

ESTC S102143

OCLC:

34561064