Penna volans, or, The young man's accomplishment
Subtitle: A copy-book, wherein the rules of arithmetick are exquisitely written in all the usual hands. Viz. The new mixed secretary, set hand, text, roman, court and chancery. Also, such plain and ample rules and directions for the writing of all those hands, as that one of a mean capacity may learn them without a teacher. And that nothing may be wanting to the full attainment of both those arts, the author hath published a book of arithmetick, entituled, The complete arithmetician
Publisher: Both to be sold by William Rumbold at the Princes-Arms in St. Laurence lane
Published: 1657
Place of publication: London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Penmanship; Early works to 1800; Copybooks; Arithmetic; Early works to 1900
Other titles: Young man's accomplishment
Notes: "These arts are taught in the best manner on the Southside of St Paul's Church over against Paul's chain betwixt the Signes of the Sugar-loaf and Naked Boy, By the Author hereof Edward Cocker".

Most of  the plates signed in plate by Cocker.

Page 18 signed Henry Pinhorne. Cf. EEBO copy.

Date of publication based on Cocker's addresses in London per DNB.

Not in English short title catalogue?

Not in Wing?

Rare Book copy: Pages 17-18 wanting; page 16 mutilated without loss of text (photocopies of these pages from another copy supplied).

Rare Book copy: Differs from EEBO images: This copy does not have an engraved portrait, engraved title incorporating royal arms, and additional plate, beginning 'Carolus;" this copy has the letterpress title and 'To the reader' (A21.2); pages are unnumbered in this copy.

Rare Book copy:  T.p. mounted on wrapper.