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The pen's exellencie, or, The secretaries delight ... : together with an insertion of sondrie peeces, or examples of all y[e] vsuall hands of England : as also an addition of certaine methodicall observations for writing, making of the pen, holding the pen, &c. / written by Martin Billingsley ... ; the Greeke and Hebrewe with other peeces never yet extant are hereunto by the authour exactlie added.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Billingsley, Martin, 1591-
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Penmanship--Early works to 1800.
- Penmanship.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (25 unnumbered pages, 21 leaves of plates) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Secretaries delight
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Are to be solde by Io. Sudbur[y and] George Humble in Popeshead [Alley], [1618?]
- System Details:
- text file
- Notes:
- "The Preface to the Reader" dated 1618.
- "H. Holle sculp." -- T.p.
- Imperfect: faded and stained, with loss of text.
- A.Heal. The Engl. writing-masters, pages 131-132.
- Place and date suggested by STC (2nd edition)
- Signatures: [A]² B-D⁴.
- Plates numbered irregularly 9-28.
- Reproduction of original in: Folger Shakespeare Library.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 2095:9) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- STC (2nd edition) 3062.3
- OCLC:
- 44920304
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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