Penmanship - Early works to 1800

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The penman's guide by N. Crew
Crew, Nathaniel, teacher of writing, drawing and the mathematics.Date: [1785?]
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The whole system of penmanship, or, writing-master's companion . Containing the greatest variety of complete alphabets in the English, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew-languages, ... All written by the most eminent-masters, and engraved by George Bickham Senr, Jno Howard, & Tho. Gardner, on 36 copper plates.
Date: [1755?]
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Practical and ornamental penmanship. A new copy book, by Richard Clark, writing mast: to the Royal Academy, at Portsmouth[.]
Clark, Richard, writing master.Date: 1752
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Number I. (to be completed in ten monthly numbers, each to contain four plates,) Engraved by Ashby, and printed on Royal Folio, The penman's repository; containing a great number of Correct and Distinct alphabets in the various hands and languages, also a variety of Elegant New Designs, with A Curious and Valuable selection of flourishes. By William Milns, member of St. Mary Hall, Oxford; author of the well-bred scholar, &c. &c. and master of the city commercial school, George Yard, Lombard Street.
Milns, William, 1761-1801.Date: 1795]
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The practical pen-man a new copy-book, containing the usual hands of Great Britain; more particularly the law-hands; ... By Thomas Ollyfe, ..
Ollyffe, Thomas, d. ca. 1725.Date: 1713