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The manuscript, here shown in facsimile with commentary, was made by a clergyman in a bid for the patronage of an Elizabethan magnate. The earliest known English attempt at an original writing book, it combines scripts and ornament to emulate printed Continental writing books, with quoted texts to individual letters stressing the value of learning.

The Alphabet Book of Amos Lewis

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The manuscript, here shown in facsimile with commentary, was made by a clergyman in a bid for the patronage of... Read more

    Publisher: John Adamson Publishing Consultants
    Publication Date: 01/06/2024
    ISBN13: 9781898565208, 978-1898565208
    ISBN10: 1898565201

    Non Fiction , Art & Photography

    Description

    The manuscript, here shown in facsimile with commentary, was made by a clergyman in a bid for the patronage of an Elizabethan magnate. The earliest known English attempt at an original writing book, it combines scripts and ornament to emulate printed Continental writing books, with quoted texts to individual letters stressing the value of learning.

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