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Tachy-graphy, or, Short writing : being most easie, exact, speedie and lineal
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Tachy-graphy, or, Short writing : being most easie, exact, speedie and lineal, 1720-1735.
Physical Description
1 v. (circa 170 p.) ; 13 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Binding: contemporary full sheep.
In English.
Provenance
Purchased from Ken Spelman on the James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Fund, 2010.
Biographical / Historical Note
The author is possibly Robert Henderson, Librarian of the College of Edinburgh from 1684 to 1747.
Summary
Manuscript in a single hand containing six chapters of instructions in a system of shorthand, followed by the Psalms in shorthand. The text is preceded by an address to the reader extolling the utilty and ease of this system, signed by Robert Henderson. The work is followed by twelve pages in another hand of musical notation for Scottish tunes.
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Archives or Manuscripts / Music Scores
Added to Catalog
September 21, 2010
References
Robert Henderson, Tachy-graphy. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Robert Henderson, Tachy-graphy. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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