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Author Billingsley, Martin, 1591-
Title The pen's exellencie, or, The secretaries delight ... : together with an insertion of sondrie peeces, or examples of all y[e] vsuall hands of England : as also an addition of certaine methodicall observations for writing, making of the pen, holding the pen, &c. / written by Martin Billingsley ... ; the Greeke & Hebrewe with other peeces never yet extant are hereunto by the authour exactlie added.
Alternative Title Secretaries delight
Publication Info [London] : Are to be solde by Io. Sudbur[y &] George Humble in Popeshead [Alley], [1618?]



Descript [25] p., 21 leaves of plates : ill.
Note "The Preface to the Reader" dated 1618.
"H. Holle sculp." -- T.p.
Imperfect: faded and stained, with loss of text.
A.Heal. The Engl. writing-masters, p. 131-132.
Place and date suggested by STC (2nd ed.)
Signatures: [A]² B-D⁴.
Plates numbered irregularly 9-28.
Reproduction of original in: Folger Shakespeare Library.
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Author Billingsley, Martin, 1591-
Series Early English books online.
Subject Penmanship -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Holle, H.
Alternative Title Secretaries delight
Descript [25] p., 21 leaves of plates : ill.
Note "The Preface to the Reader" dated 1618.
"H. Holle sculp." -- T.p.
Imperfect: faded and stained, with loss of text.
A.Heal. The Engl. writing-masters, p. 131-132.
Place and date suggested by STC (2nd ed.)
Signatures: [A]² B-D⁴.
Plates numbered irregularly 9-28.
Reproduction of original in: Folger Shakespeare Library.
Author Billingsley, Martin, 1591-
Series Early English books online.
Subject Penmanship -- Early works to 1800.
Alt author Holle, H.
Alternative Title Secretaries delight

Subject Penmanship -- Early works to 1800.
Descript [25] p., 21 leaves of plates : ill.
Note "The Preface to the Reader" dated 1618.
"H. Holle sculp." -- T.p.
Imperfect: faded and stained, with loss of text.
A.Heal. The Engl. writing-masters, p. 131-132.
Place and date suggested by STC (2nd ed.)
Signatures: [A]² B-D⁴.
Plates numbered irregularly 9-28.
Reproduction of original in: Folger Shakespeare Library.
Alt author Holle, H.

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