Ornamental penmanship of the alphabet
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Title
Ornamental penmanship of the alphabet
Collection
The pen-mans paradis both pleasant & profitable: or Examples of all ye usuall hands of this kingdome
Names
Seddon, John, 1644-1700 (Author)
Sturt, John, 1658-1730 (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1695 (Inferred)
Issuance: monographic
Place: London
Publisher: Sold by Wm Court ... on little Tower-hill
Library Location
Rare Book Division
Shelf locator: *KC+ 1695 (Seddon, J. Pen-mans paradis both pleasant & profitable)
Subjects
Penmanship
Writing
Alphabet
Vases
Chimera (Greek mythology)
Genres
Physical Description
Engravings
Calligraphy
Extent: 22.5 x 34 cm
Languages
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14472349
Photo Order: 51143
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b12d02e0-eccd-0130-23e1-58d385a7b928
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1695
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MLA format
Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Ornamental penmanship of the alphabet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1695. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b12d02e0-eccd-0130-23e1-58d385a7b928
APA format
Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. (1695). Ornamental penmanship of the alphabet Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b12d02e0-eccd-0130-23e1-58d385a7b928
Chicago/Turabian Format
Rare Book Division, The New York Public Library. "Ornamental penmanship of the alphabet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b12d02e0-eccd-0130-23e1-58d385a7b928
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