The first part of Symboleography, which may be termed the art, or description of instruments and presidents
By: Lately perused and amended by William West of the Inner Temple esquire, first author thereof
Contributors: Wight, Thomas, -1608?, printer; Norton, Bonham, 1565-1635, printer; Bower, William, active 17th century, former owner; Ess, Henry N. (Henry Newton), 1921-2000, former owner
Publisher: Printed by Thomas Wight and Bonham Norton
Published: 1598
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng; lat
Number of pages: 308
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.

West's dedication to Sir Edmund Anderson, in Latin, undated.

In two books.

Collation: *⁴ A-2P⁸ [$4 (+*3) signed; P8 blank]

In black letter and Roman type; some italic type.

Initials; head and tail pieces.

Marginal section notations.

Includes index.

"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.

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.

STC (2nd ed.) 25269

Text in English and Latin.