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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.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Billingsley, Martin, 1591-
Contributor:
Holle, H.
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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