Nova arte de escrever :
offerecida ao principe nosso senhor, para instrucçaõ da mocidade /
composta por Antonio Jacintho de Araujo, professor d'escripta, e arithmetica ...

Description

Main Author

Araujo, Antonio Jacinto de, d. 1797.

Related Names

Godinho, Manuel da Silva, 1751?-
Costa, José Lúcio da, 1763-
Ferreira, Jerónimo de Barros, 1750-1803.

Language(s)

Portuguese

Published

Lisboa : Na officina de Antonio Gomes, M.DCC.XC.IV [1794]

Subjects

Alphabets > Alphabets / Early works to 1800.
Penmanship > Penmanship / Early works to 1800.
Copybooks > Copybooks / Early works to 1800.
Writing books > Writing books / Portugal > Writing books / Portugal / 18th century.

Note

Letterpress text in double columns, with t.p. and each page of text within double rule border.
Engraved title vignette of the Portuguese royal arms; woodcut architectural initials, tailpieces.
Some engravings signed by Lucio da Costa and Godinho.
The engraved leaves are signed by Araujo and dated sequentially from 1783 to 1790.
The 25 leaves consist of an engraved allegory of Lisbon after a design by Jeronymo de Barros Ferreira, an added engraved title, and 23 engraved writing samples.
Final page blank.

Physical Description

25, [1] p., 25 leaves of plates : ill. ; 28 x 41 cm. (fol.)

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