The English writing-masters and their copybooks, 1570-1800 : a biographical dictionary & a bibliography. / With an introduction on the development of handwriting by Stanley Morison. Illustrated with portraits of the masters and specimens of their hands

Heal, Ambrose (1872-1959)

Published by Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1931, 1931

About this Item

Minor, scattered marginal foxing. Limited; No. 147 of 300 copies, SIGNED by the author. "Illustrated with portraits of the masters and specimens of their hands.". 1 photo-engr., 81 phototype plates, head- and tail-pieces. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth over batik boards. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: xl, 225 pages illustrations 30 cm. Notes: Bibliography: p121-197. - Includes index. Subjects: Calligraphers. Penmanship. Copybooks ; Bibliography. Penmanship. Calligraphes Grande-Bretagne Histoire Biographies. Calligraphie Grande-Bretagne Histoire Bibliographie. Kalligraph. Other names; Morison, Stanley (1889-1967). 1 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The English writing-masters and their copybooks, 1570-1800 : a biographical dictionary & a bibliography. / With an introduction on the development of handwriting by Stanley Morison. Illustrated with portraits of the masters and specimens of their hands
• Publisher: Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1931
• Publication Date: 1931
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Weight: 1 kilogram
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)