A tutor to penmanship, or, The writing master
Subtitle: a copy book shewing all the variety of penmanship and clerkship as now practised in England. In II Parts
By: by John Ayres at ye Hand & Pen in St. Pls. Chyrd
Publisher: Sold by ye Author
Published: 1698
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 43
Subjects: Copybooks; Early works to 1800; Penmanship
Other titles: Writing master
Notes: Plates engraved by John Sturt; several plates carry dates from 1693 to 1696 and a number are dedicated to contemporary writing masters.

Letterpress pages consist of two prefaces. The first bears the caption title "To the reader," ([2] p.) and is dated Jan. 15., 1697/8. The second is by Sturt and has the caption title, "The engraver to the lovers of writing."

One plate signed "Thomas Ayres fecit." The last plate contains advertisements for both John and Thomas Ayres' teaching.

Wing A4306.

Bonacini, C. Arte scrittorie, 119.

Heal, A. English writing-masters, p. 151-'52.

Becker, D.P. Practice of letters, 118.