A booke containing divers sortes of hands
Subtitle: as well the English as French secretarie with the Italian, roman, chancelry, & court hands. Also the true & iust proportio[n] of the capitall romaē
By: set forth by Iohn de Beau Chesne. P. and M. Iohn Baildon
Contributors: Baildon, John
Publisher: Imprinted by Thomas Vautrouillier
Published: 1570
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: [microform] :
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: Calligraphy; Early works to 1800; Copybooks; Writing; Handbooks, manuals
Work titles: Thresor d'escripture
Notes: Signatures: [A]³, B⁶, D³, E-I⁴, K⁶.

Apparently imperfect: in the set of "copies" with initials A-Z (sig. [A]₃-G₂) the letters D, I, M are wanting. Does not contain dedication and letterpress included in later editions.

Title within ornamental border.

Only known copy of first edition of first English manual of colligraphy. cf. Heal English writing masters, p. 127.

Microfilm. New York, N.Y., Columbia University, 1974. 1 reel ; 35 mm.