The pen-mans recreation: or A copy-book nevvly published, vvherein is contained variety of all the most curious hands now practised in this nation: with choice and excellent rules to attain them: also hovv to make the best pens and good ink. Invented and written by James Hodder master in hte [sic] art of writing and teaching engraven by Edward Cocker.
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- The pen-mans recreation: or A copy-book nevvly published, vvherein is contained variety of all the most curious hands now practised in this nation: with choice and excellent rules to attain them: also hovv to make the best pens and good ink. Invented and written by James Hodder master in hte [sic] art of writing and teaching engraven by Edward Cocker.
- Penman's recreation Copy book newly published
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[London]: Are to be sould by John Overton at the White Horse without Newgate; where you may have all sorts of copy books and maps, viz, Billingsley, in large quarto and octavo. Davis, intituled the School,master [sic]; and Cockers, intituled Arts glory, or the pens treasury. Mr. Johnsons Copy book, with some additions to it, by Edward Cocker: 4 other sorts of copy books; and maps of the world, England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, with other county, maps pourtratures and descriptions of the King of England in the sheet: also several famous maps of the City of London, before and since the fire, a new map of the royall exchange as it is now rebuilt a new map of the Low Contryes [sic], with a larg [sic] description of Holland and the places taken by the French, 1673.
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- 1673-1673
- ESTC No.
- R178073
- Grub Street ID
- 69952
- Description
- [4] p., [32] leaves of plates : port. , obl. 2⁰
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- Unsigned.
frontis. = plate = port.
This item also described in Arber, Edward, ed. The Term Catalogues, 1668-1709 A.D. London: privately printed; 1903-1906. vol. 1. p. 122.Citation/references Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), H2292BSubject Calligraphy -- Early works to 1800.
Penmanship -- Early works to 1800.