BIBFRAME Work

Title

A booke containing divers sortes of hands, as well the English as French secretarie, with the Italian Roman chancelry & court hands

Type

  • Monograph
  • Text

Contribution

Subject

Genre Form

  • Early works (LCGFT)
  • Early works to 1800

Language

Illustrative Content

Classification

LCC: Z43 .B38 2022 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

Summary

"First published in London in 1570, A Booke Containing Divers Sortes of Hands was the first illustrated handwriting manual printed in English and prompted a surge in the interest of the art of handwriting in Elizabethan England. The handwriting specimens include English and French secretary hands, mixed hands, set chancery and court hands. Italian hands. Roman hands. and variants of each, and are complemented by instructions for making ink, how to cut a quill, the correct way to hold a pen, and good writing habits. This new edition contains all the original plates of Beauchesne's specimen alphabets and texts, each of which has been meticulously and individually restored"-- Provided by publisher.

Authorized Access Point

Beau-Chesne, Jehan de. A booke containing divers sortes of hands, as well the English as French secretarie, with the Italian Roman chancelry & court hands

Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:18:17.237146+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 22857252

Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
  • Description authentication: pcc

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