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A new art of short-writing. [electronic resource] : A more easie and speedy way, then was ever yet published, or taught. / Newly invented and composed, by Thomas Shelton, author and teacher of the sayd art; at the lower end of Cheapside, near the church in the Poultry. Allowed by authority. This whole art being every word framed out of the 24 letters, not charging momory with any one strange marke; an ordinary capacity may learne the grounds of it fully in lesse than two houres time. By this art, sermons or other speeches may be taken verbatim, or private accounts kept, and as much written in the space of one line, as is contained in six lines in any ordinary hand. Those that desire them, may have Psalme bookes written in this art, at the authors house
Bib ID 8184108
Format BookBook, OnlineOnline
Author
Shelton, Thomas, 1601-1650?
 
Online Access
Description [London] : The new book of this art, formerly promised, is now compleated and printed, and are [sic] sold at the authors house; and by G. Whittington, at the Blew Anchor in Cornhill, 1649 
[1+] p. 
Series

Early English books online.

Notes

A fragment; title page only.

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Cited In

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996) S3071B

Early English books tract supplement interim guide Harl. 5921[80]

Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books; Tract supplement ; E1:2[36c]) 
Subjects Shorthand -- Early works to 1800.
Form/genre Title pages
Available From ProQuest Information and Learning. 300 N. Zeeb Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48106 

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