The first part of Simboleography. Which may be termed the art, or description, of instruments and presidents
By: Collected by William West of the Inner Temple Esquire
Edition: And now newly augmented with diuers presidents touching marchants affaires.
Published: 1603
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 322
Subjects: Legal instruments; Early works to 1800; Conveyancing; Equity pleading and procedure; Forms (Law)
Work titles: Symbolaeographia
Notes: With Latin mottoes and typographical ornament below the title.

"Cum priuilegio Regiae Maiestatis." --foot of title page.

STC (2nd ed.) v.2 incorrectly identifies Adam Islip as the printer --cf. v.3.

Collation: *⁴ A-2Q⁸ 2R⁶ [$4 signed]

In black letter and roman type; some italic type.

Initials; head and tail pieces of type ornaments.

Marginal section notations.

Includes index.

Symbolaeographia, a work in in four books, was first printed in 1590 by Richard Tottel (STC 25267). It was revised in two parts, "Symbolaeography ... the first part" (STC 25267.5) in 1592, and "The second part of symboleography" (STC 25276.3) in 1593. Both parts were subsequently issued, separately, in numerous later editions.

"The first printed systematic treatise on the writing of legal instruments, including not only precedents in conveyancing but also of indictments and proceedings in chancery ... drawing upon civilian and continental scholarship." --Oxford DNB.

STC (2nd ed.) 25270

Text in English and Latin.