Print Book
Title The new invention, intituled, calligraphia: or, the arte of faire writing: : vvherein is comprehended the whole necessarie rules thereof; by which anie who is capable and carefull to learne, may without the helpe of any other teacher, under God, both bee informed concernin the right writing of the most usuall characters in the world; and perfectly instructed how to write one of the most frequent in Europe, called the secretarie. ... / By His Majesties scribe, Master David Browne..
Author Browne, David, active 1622-1638.
Published Sainct-Andrewes, : Printed by Edward Raban, printer to the Vniversitie., 1622..


Status Loan Type Location Shelf-mark
 Reference Only  Not for loan  Level 12 Spec Coll  Sp Coll Mu31-h.3  

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Description [54], 216 p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Note Colophon reads: Imprinted at Sanct-Andrewes, by Edvvard Raban, printer to the Vniversitie there: and are to be solde in Edinburgh, by Iohn Burdon, at his shoppe, beside the Trone, on the south side of the streete, for sixe shillinges sterling the piece.
At foot of title-page: With Priviledge.
Indexed In: STC (2nd ed.), 3905
ESTC (BL Web Catalogue), S105906
Collection Murray.
Provenance McDonald, John, active 1737. Ms. inscription.
McDonald, James, active 1737. Ms inscription.
Grant, Robert, active 1755. Ms. inscription.
Place & Date Saint Andrews 1622
Printer/Binder Raban, Edward, active 1620-1658.
Burdon, John, active 1617-1621.
Copy specific Cutting from booksellers's catalogue describing this copy for sale on front pastedown; another cutting from the catalogue of Myers & Co. London (Nov. 1930) describing another copy of this work for sale, loosely inserted; with ms. annotations throughout and examples of calligraphy inserted in ms. in spaces provided in a contemporary hand; several names and ms. ownership inscriptions throught, including on leaf [3 paragraph markers] "James M'Donald his book that he got from John M'Donald the 30 day of June 1737 years ... and Robert Grant his book 1755".
Library Class Sp Coll Mu31-h.3
Subject Penmanship -- Early works to 1800.
Calligraphy -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800.
Alt Title Art of fair writing
Arte of faire writing
Running Title Calligraphia

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