The practice of letters : the Hofer collection of writing manuals 1514-1800

Authors:David P. Becker, Harvard College Library Department of Printing and Graphic Arts

Print Book, English, 1997

Edition:View all formats and editions

Publisher: Harvard College Library, Cambridge, Mass., 1997

Genre:Catalogs

Physical Description:xxiii, 127 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 28 cm

ISBN:

9780914630180, 0914630180

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:37007788

Additional Physical Form Entry:

Online version:

Practice of letters.

Becker, David P.

758479911

Contents:

Foreword

vii

Introduction

ix

THE HOFER COLLECTION OF WRITING MANUALS

Italy. Sixteenth Century

1

(16)

Spain. Sixteenth Century

17

(4)

France. Sixteenth Century

21

(4)

Netherlands. Sixteenth Century

25

(4)

Germany & Switzerland. Sixteenth Century

29

(6)

Italy. Seventeenth Century

35

(6)

Spain. Seventeenth Century

41

(2)

France. Seventeenth Century

43

(11)

Netherlands. Seventeenth Century

54

(3)

Germany. Seventeenth Century

57

(2)

Great Britain. Seventeenth Century

59

(10)

Italy. Eighteenth Century

69

(4)

Spain & Portugal. Eighteenth Century

73

(7)

France. Eighteenth Century

80

(6)

Netherlands. Eighteenth Century

86

(1)

Germany, Switzerland, & Austria. Eighteenth Century

87

(7)

Great Britain. Eighteenth Century

94

(24)

United States. Eighteenth Century

118

(1)

Cited References

119

(4)

Index of Writing Masters

123

(3)

Index of Engravers

126

Notes:

"This catalogue describes the collection of printed manuals for the teaching of lettering and handwriting (often referred to as writing books or copybooks) acquired by Philip Hofer for the Harvard College Library, where they form a distinct section in the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts"--Introd., p. ix