Arts glory: or The pen-man's treasury: containing various examples of secretary, text, Roman and Italian hands. Adorned with many curious knots and flourishes to render them pleasant as well as profitable. With directions, theorems, and rare principles of art, comprehending very much of the author's knowledge. Also a receipt for inke; and to write with gold. Wholly invented, written and engraven, by Edward Cocker, dwelling on the south-side of St. Paul's Church, right over against Pauls-Chaine: where he teacheth the arts of writing and arithmatick.

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  • Arts glory: or The pen-man's treasury: containing various examples of secretary, text, Roman and Italian hands. Adorned with many curious knots and flourishes to render them pleasant as well as profitable. With directions, theorems, and rare principles of art, comprehending very much of the author's knowledge. Also a receipt for inke; and to write with gold. Wholly invented, written and engraven, by Edward Cocker, dwelling on the south-side of St. Paul's Church, right over against Pauls-Chaine: where he teacheth the arts of writing and arithmatick.
  • Penman's treasury Arts glory. Or, The pen-man's treasurie
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Imprint
[London]: Are to be sold with other of the author's works, by Peter Stent at the white-horse in Giltspur-street without Newgate: and William Fisher, at the Postern-gate near Tower-hill, London, 1659.
Publication year
1659-1659
ESTC No.
R236118
Grub Street ID
106951
Description
[22] p., [30] leaves of plates : ill (metal cuts) ; obl. 2⁰
Note
With an added engraved title page: Arts glory. Or, The pen-man's treasurie. Wherein you may be accommodated with variety of curious hands, for any manner of imployments. And also with directions, to facilitate your practise. Invented written, and engraven, by Edward Cocker and bearing the imprint: Sold by Peter Stent at ye white Horse in Gilt-spur Street w[i]thout New Gate, & W:[illia]m Fisher at ye Posterne Gate neer Tower Hill, 1659.

Edition statement from added engraved title page.

Frontis. = plate.

Letterpress signatures: A?(-A4?) B-C?.
Uncontrolled note
Description based on the Museum of London copy. Verify presence of preliminary blank leaf