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Rare Books and Manuscripts
16
Creator
Campion, G
1
Foster, Vere, 1819–1900
1
Goffin, Alfred, 1819?-1898
1
Holmden, Richard, 1813–1890
1
Jones, William, writing master
1
Reynolds, I. (Writer on handwriting)
1
Shaylor, H. W. (Horace Woodbury), 1845–1925
1
Shepherd, Charles C
1
Smith, Henry D
1
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1825
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1890
On-site Access
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
16
Image Use
Under Certain Circumstances
16
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16
Classification
Books
8
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
5
Archives & Manuscripts
2
Articles & Chapters
1
Creator Gender
unknown
16
Period
19th century
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Work Type
writing book
7
copy books (penmanship)
6
blackboard slate
5
artists' tool
3
calligraphy (visual works)
2
drawing book
2
exercise books (penmanship)
2
penmanship specimen book
2
watercolor
2
alphabets (primers)
1
ink drawing
1
lithograph
1
manuscript map
1
map
1
maxim
1
pencils (drawing and writing equipment)
1
wood engraving
1
Subject Terms
Penmanship -- Study and teaching.
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Drawing -- Study and teaching.
3
Penmanship.
3
Calligraphy -- Great Britain.
2
Children -- Conduct of life.
2
Copybooks -- Specimens.
2
Copybooks.
2
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
2
Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
2
Thomas, Julia -- Autograph.
2
Autographs -- Specimens.
1
Butterflies.
1
Calligraphy.
1
Conduct of life.
1
Crowther, G.H. -- Publisher.
1
Cumberland (England) -- Maps.
1
Darton, William and Son -- Publisher.
1
Drawing -- Technique.
1
Drawing books -- Specimens.
1
Education -- Great Britain.
1
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19th century
2
Associated Places
Great Britain
4
Cumberland (England)
1
Dublin
1
Edinburgh
1
Frodsham
1
Glasgow
1
Kent (England)
1
Middlesex (England)
1
Spain
1
Westmorland (England)
1
Associated People
Goffin, Alfred, 1819?-1898
1
Goffin, Robert, 1816?-1889
1
Jones, William
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
2
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ken Spelman Books
1
Language
English
14
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Smith, Henry D
Ladies' running hand
[between 1841 and 1851]
2
Drawing and writing slate
[between 1850 and 1900]
3
Shepherd, Charles C
Shepherd's portable slate desk
[1877?]
4
Drawing slates,
circa 1830
5
Drawing and writing slate
[between 1850 and 1900]
6
Jones, William, writing master
Poikilographia, or, Various specimens of ornamental penmanship
[1830?]
7
Goffin, Alfred, 1819?-1898
Writing exercise books
8
Campion, G
Introduction to ornamental writing
[1830?]
9
Reynolds, I. (Writer on handwriting)
A new set of round hand copies
[between 1836 and 1864]
10
Laurie's standard copy books
[1877]
11
American standard writing spellers
1881
12
The ornamental penman and arithmetical title writer
1825
13
Drawing slates,
1830s?
14
Foster, Vere, 1819–1900
Vere Foster's new copy-books
[approximately 1890]
15
Holmden, Richard, 1813–1890
Specimens of penmanship
Christmas, 1825
16
Shaylor, H. W. (Horace Woodbury), 1845–1925
Harper's new graded copy books of practical penmanship
1887