A nevv booke, containing all sorts of hands vsually written at this day in Christendome
Subtitle: as the English and French Secretary, the Roman, Italian, French, Spanish, high and low Dutch, court and chancerie hands: with examples of each of them in their proper tongue and letter. Also an example of the true and iust proportion of the Romane capitals. Collected by the best approued writers in these languages.
Contributors: E. B., fl. 1571.; Beau-Chesne, Jehan de, attributed name.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 590:2.
Publisher: By Richard Field
Published: 1611
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 77
Subjects: Copybooks -- Early works to 1800.; Writing -- Specimens -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: New booke, containing all sorts of hands usually written at this day in Christendome.; Rules made by E.B. for children to write by.; Rules made by E.B. for his children to learn to write by.
Work titles: New booke, containing all sortes of handes usually written at this daie.
Notes: Sometimes attributed to Jehan de Beau-Chesne, but the woodcut specimens include only a few from Beauchesne. Has later setting than STC 6446 of the "Rules made by E.B. for his children to learn to write by". In STC 6446 the "Rules" are in the same typesetting as, but in a different imposition from STC 3361.7--Cf. STC.

The first section of the "Rules" ends: "colour more dim"--Cf. STC.

"Rules" read: Rules made by E.B. for children to write by.

Identified as STC 6449a on UMI microfilm.

Imperfect; many leaves lacking making it impposible to determine signature collation.

Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.

STC (2nd ed.) 3361.7.

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1954. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 590:02).