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
1931, First Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1931. 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. Item #393926
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).
Price: €695.00