Sermo mirabilis: or The silent language. : Whereby one may learn prefectly in the space of six hours, how to impart his mind to any friend in any language, English, French, Dutch, &c. tho never so deep and dangerous a secret, without the least noise, word or voice; and without the knowledge of any in company. Being a wonderful art kept secret for several ages, in Padua, and now only published to the wise and prudent, who will not expose it, as a prostitute, to every foolish, and ignorant fellow. / By Monsieur La Fin, once secretary to his Eminence the Cardinal of Richlieu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

La Fin, Charles de.

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sign language--Early works to 1800.

Sign language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (2 unnumbered pages, 14 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations

Edition:

The second edition, / with additions of an account of several ingenious and curious new books, lately published by T. Salusbury.

Other Title:

Silent language

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for T. Salusbury at the Kings Arms, near St. Dunstans Church in Fleetstreet, 1693.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Fully engraved frontispiece features portraits of William and Mary, with accompanying verse and anagrams.

Pages 13 and 14 lacking in number only.

Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2747:14) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition) L176B

OCLC:

52211860

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.