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Record Nr.

UNISA996387902903316

Autore

Metcalfe Theophilus <fl. 1649.>

Titolo

Short-vvriting [[electronic resource] ] : The most easie, exact, lineall and speedy method that hath ever been obtained, or taught. Composed by Theophilus Metcalfe, author and professor of the said art. The ninth edition much enlarged and perfected by the author. With a new table for shortning of words. Which book is able to make the practitioner perfect without a teacher. As many hundreds in this city and elswhere, that are able to write sermons word for word, can from their own experience testifie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : printed and are to be sold by John Hancock at the first shop in Popes-head-Alley, next to Cornhill, 1657

Descrizione fisica

[4], 4-7, 9-12, 21-26 p., plates : ill., port

Soggetti

Shorthand

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

With an engraved portrait of Theophilius Metcalfe, and an added engraved title page signed: Cross sculp.

Text is interspersed with plates of shorthand writing.

Running title reads: The art of short-writing.

Reproduction of the original in the Goldsmiths' Library, University of London.

Imperfect; copy catalogued is missing the final three leaves.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0169