Short writing, began by nature, compliated [sic] by art manifesting the irregularity of placing the artificial before the natural of symbolical contractions: and proposing a method more suited to sense, and more fully answering y [sic] requisited of a compleat character in the shortning both of words and sentences. Invented, taught & published with plain directions examples and a specimen of the writing by Laurence Steel

People / Organizations

• Laurence Steel (Author)
• Benjamin Clark ("sold by")

Imprint

[S.l.]: Sold in Bristoli by the author, & also by Charles Allen, bookseller in Broad-street of the same citty: and in London by Benjamin Clark stationer; in George Court Lumbard street and others, printed in the yeare 1678.

Added name

Browne, Joseph, fl. 1678.

Publication year

1678

ESTC No.

R221908

Grub Street ID

95982

Description

20 leaves ; 8⁰

Note

Below imprint: Joseph: Browne: sculpsit.

Wholly engraved.