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Hands showing the sign language alphabet. Line engraving, 1748.
Date: 1748Reference: 17987i- Pictures
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Hands showing the sign language alphabet. Coloured etching, ca. 1825.
Date: [1825?]Reference: 17993i- Books
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Typographia: or the printers' instructor, including an account of the origin of printing. With biographical notices of the printers of England, from Caxton to the close of the sixteenth century: a series of ancient and modern alphabets, and Domesday characters: together with an elucidation of every subject connected with the art / By J. Johnson, printer.
Johnson, J. (John), 1777-1848.Date: 1824- Books
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English etymology; or, a derivative dictionary of the English language: in two alphabets. Tracing the Etymology of those English Words, that are derived I. From the Greek, and Latin Languages; II. From the Saxon, and other Northern Tongues. The whole compiled from Vossius, meric casaubon, spelman, somner, minshew, junius, skinner, verstegan, ray, nugent, upton, cleland, and other etymologists. By the Reverend George William Lemon, Rector of Geytonthorpe, and Vicar of East Walton, Norfolk.
Lemon, George William, 1726-1797.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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The British youth's instructor: or, The useful penman. A new copy-book. Containing alphabets and sentences in round text, large and small round hand, and running hand: an abstract of the theory of writing, initial letters, struck capitals, and other curious decorations. Written, by several of the best masters, and engrav'd by George Bickham Senr.
Date: 1754- Books
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The paul's scholar's copy book, containing the round and round-text hands, with alphabets at large of the Greek and Hebrew, And Joyning Pieces of Each. Embellish'd with proper Ornaments of Command of Hand. By John Rayner, At the Hand and Pen in St. Paul's Church-Yard, London. Publish'd for the Use of Schools.
Rayner, John.Date: [1716?]- Books
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The printer's grammar: wherein are exhibited, examined, and explained, the superficies, gradation, and properties of the different sorts and sizes of metal types, cast by Letter Founders: sundry alphabets, of Oriental, and some other Languages; Together with the Chinese Characters: The figures of mathematical, astronomical, musical, and physical signs; Jointly with Abbreviations, Contractions, and Ligatures: The Construction of Metal Flowers-Various Tables, and Calculations-Models of different Letter-Cases; Schemes for Casting off Copy, and Imposing; And many other Requisites for attaining a more perfect knowlege both in the Theory and Practice of the Art of Printing. With directions to authors, compilers, &c. how to Prepare Copy, and to Correct their own Proofs. The Whole calculated for the Service of All who have any Concern in the Letter Press. By John Smith, Regiom.
Smith, John, active 1755.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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Short-hand contractions, adapted to every system of short-hand. To which are added a comparative table of short-hand alphabets; With two extracts from Coke, and the Hon. Mr. Erskine, by way of specimen. By E. Hodgson, professor of short-hand, author of a treatise on that art, on an improved plan, and short-hand writer to the session at the Old Bailey.
Hodgson, E. (Edward), active 18th century.Date: [1780?]- Pictures
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Hands showing the French sign language alphabet. Wood engraving.
Reference: 17999i- Books
Today I feel... : an alphabet of feelings / Madalena Moniz.
Moniz, MadalenaDate: [2017]- Books
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Visible speech : the science of universal alphabetics, or self-interpreting physiological letters, for the writing of all languages in one alphabet / by Alex. Melville Bell.
Bell, Alexander Melville, 1819-1905.Date: 1867- Pictures
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Hands showing the alphabet of sign language. Wood engraving.
Reference: 17996i- Books
A compendious grammar of the Egyptian language as contained in the Coptic and Sahidic dialects; with observations on the Bashmuric: together with alphabets and numerals in the hieroglyphic and enchorial characters ... / By the Rev. Henry Tattam ... With an appendix, consisting of the rudiments of a dictionary of the ancient Egyptian language in the enchorial character: by Thomas Young, M.D.
Tattam, Henry, 1789-1868.Date: 1830- Books
L'alphabet de la mort de Hans Holbein : entouré de bordures du XVIe siècle et suivi d'anciens poëmes français sur le sujet des trois mors et des trois vis / pub. d'après les manuscrits par Anatole de Montaiglon.
Date: 1856- Books
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The British youth's instructor: or, the useful penman. A new copy-book. Containing alphabets and sentences in Round Text, large and finall Round Hand, and Running Hand: An abstract of the theory of writing, Initial Letters struck Capitals, and other Curious Decorations. Written, by several of the best masters, and engrav'd by George Bickham Senr. Designed for the Use of schools and Families.
Date: [1755?]- Books
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Number I. (to be completed in ten monthly numbers, each to contain four plates,) Engraved by Ashby, and printed on Royal Folio, The penman's repository; containing a great number of Correct and Distinct alphabets in the various hands and languages, also a variety of Elegant New Designs, with A Curious and Valuable selection of flourishes. By William Milns, member of St. Mary Hall, Oxford; author of the well-bred scholar, &c. &c. and master of the city commercial school, George Yard, Lombard Street.
Milns, William, 1761-1801.Date: 1795]- Books
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The Moral alphabet, Being a treasure of advice to all good little children.
Date: [1790?]- Books
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The new invented English climax, in two volumes. Containing vol. I. Part I. Several new methods of teaching the Roman and Italic alphabets, &c. Part II. The Gospel of St. John, and other select parts of scripture, divided into climaxes or ladders. with rules in rhyme for the division of words into syllables, and for stops and marks. Vol. II. Part I. Orthography taught and exemplified at large after a new, amusing, and easy method, with an index, intended actually to enable the young pupil, to read and spell the whole language, and in every science. To which are added, the similars, also abreviations, verybal, titular, arithmetical, mathematical, &c, in the way of tabular and construing amusement. Part II. Rules and maxims of the art of reading, as touching pronounciation, voice, emphasis, cadence, accent, &c, with arithmetical tables, and their use. By T. Hervey, of Underbarrow. Vol. I.
Hervey, Thomas, Rev.Date: 1778- Books
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The Columbian alphabet. Being an attempt to new model the English alphabet, in such manner as to mark every simple sound by an appropriate character, thereby rendering the spelling and pronunciation more determinate and correct, and the art of reading and writing more easily attainable. By James Ewing.
Ewing, James, 1744-1823.Date: M,DCC,XCVIII. [1798]- Books
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The standard rules of the round and round-text hands: mathematically demonstrating how better alphabets of those hands may be performed, than have ever yet been published in Great-Britain. Absolutely Necessary to be Known by all Writing-Masters, and others, who would gain a Perfect Knowledge of those Hands; and very Useful for Engravers, Painters, Masons, &c. who may have Occasion to Draw Large Inscriptions. Invented by Charles Snell, late Writing-Master and Accomptant.
Snell, Charles, 1667-1733.Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
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Cowie's Printer's pocket-book and manual containing the compositor's and pressman's scale of prices, agreed upon in 1810 and modified in 1816 ; the newsmen's scale ... ; all the schemes of impositions ... ; the Hebrew, Greek and Saxon alphabets ... ; To which is added a table for giving out paper, and an useful abstract of the various acts of Parliament connected with the trade ; Also a list of master printers / [George Cowie].
Cowie, G. (George)Date: [between 1830 and 1839?]- Books
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The standard rules of the round and round-text-hands: mathematically demonstrating how better alphabets of those hands may be performed than has ever yet been published in Great-Britain. Absolutely Necessary to be known by all Writing-Masters and others who would gain a Perfect Knowledge of those Hands; and very Useful for Engravers, Painters, Masons, &c. who may have Occasion to Draw Large Inscriptions. Invented by Charles Snell, Writing-Master and Accomptant, at the Free Writing-School in Foster-Lane. With whom Young Gentlemen may Board.
Snell, Charles, 1667-1733.Date: 1717- Books
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The standard rules of the round and round-text hands: Mathematically demonstrating how better alphabets of those hands may be performed than have ever yet been published in Great-Britain. Absolutely necessary to be known, by all writing-masters and others who would gain a pecfect knowledge of those hands; and very useful for engravers, painters, masons, &c. who may have occasion to draw large inscriptions. Invented by Charles Snell, writing-master and accomptant, at the Free Writing-School in Foster-Lane. With whom young genttlemen many board.
Snell, Charles, 1667-1733.Date: 1715- Books
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The standard rules of the round and round-text-hands: mathematically demonstrating how better alphabets of those hands may be performed than have ever yet been publish'd in Great-Britain. Absolutely Necessary to be known by all Writing-Masters and others who would gain a Perfect Knowledge of those Hands; and very useful for Engravers, Painters, Masons, &c. who may have Occasion to Draw Large Inscriptions. Invented by Charles Snell, Writing-Master and Accomptant at the Free Writing-School in Foster-Lane, With whom Young Gentlemen may Board.
Snell, Charles, 1667-1733.Date: 1728- Digital Images
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Visual alphabet.