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A new book of cyphers : more compleat and regular than any yet extant. Wherein the whole alphabet (twice over) consisting of 600 cyphers, is variously changed, inter-woven, and reversed; ... The whole (with the English translated into French) engraven on 56. copper-plates. Composed by Colonel Parsons.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Parsons, William, 1658-1725?.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Monograms--Early works to 1800.
Monograms.
Genre:
Ciphers.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (*IV,48,**IV leaves )
Other Title:
New book of cyphers
Place of Publication:
London : printed for the author; and sold by W. Rogers and H. Rhodes; E. Harris; T. Newborough; and B. Barker, 1704.
Notes:
Engraved throughout.
Half-title: 'A book of cyphers composed by Colo. Parsons. Imprimatur Carlisle. E.M. 1703'.
Unnumbered leaves are signed A-M⁴.
The English-language introduction is dated 1704 at foot of page.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Cited in:
English Short Title Catalog, T116152.
OCLC:
642297113

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