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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:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Metcalfe, Theophilus, active 1649.
- Series:
- Early English books online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shorthand--Early works to 1800.
- Shorthand.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (3 unnumbered pages, 7, 9-11, 21-26 pages, plates) : illustrations, portrait
- 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.
- System Details:
- text file
- 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.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1919:27) s1999 miun s
- Cited in:
- Wing (2nd edition) M1928.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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