The art of writing. Containing, I. Rules for writing all the hands now in use with Propriety and Elegance. II. An explanation of the different hands, with their Peculiarities and Directions, treating particularly of I. Characters and Proportion. 2. Round and Italian Hands. 3. Old English Text and German Text. 4. Square Text, Engrossing and Court Hand. 5. Roman, Greek and Hebrew Characters. 6. Floures and Abbreviations. 7. Command of Hand, or Striking. 8. English and Latin Copies. By Mr. Ambrose Serle. To which is prefixed, a new mathematical projection on Copper-Plate, shewing plainly by Inspection exact Rules for the true forming every Letter, with their Proportion and Dependence on each other; with a large Explanation of every Part; by Mr. Peter Hudson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Serle, Ambrose, Author of 'A treatise on the art of writing'.

Standardized Title:

Treatise on the art of writing

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Penmanship--Early works to 1800.

Penmanship.

Writing--History--Early works to 1800.

Writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([2],xiii,[1],67,[1]p.,plate )

Edition:

A new edition, corrected and improved.

Place of Publication:

London : printed for George Keith, in Grace-Church-Street, MDCCLXXXII. [1782]

Notes:

With a half-title.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Alston, III.835

English Short Title Catalog, T99898.

OCLC:

642768333