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Book/Printed Material The origin and progress of writing, as well hieroglyphic as elementary, illustrated by engravings taken from marbles, manuscripts and charters, ancient and modern

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Title

  • The origin and progress of writing, as well hieroglyphic as elementary, illustrated by engravings taken from marbles, manuscripts and charters, ancient and modern: also, some account of the origin and progress of printing.

Names

  • Astle, Thomas, 1735-1803.
  • Elmsley, Peter, 1734 or 1735-1802, bookseller.
  • Nicol, G. (George), 1740?-1828, bookseller.
  • White, Benjamin, active 1785-1798, bookseller.
  • Lort, Michael, 1725-1790, former owner, attributed name.
  • Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805, associated name, attributed name.
  • D'Oyly, J. Walpole (John Walpole), former owner.
  • Leigh and Sotheby, bookseller.
  • T. Payne and Son, bookseller.
  • Pre-1801 Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London, Printed for the author; sold by T. Payne and Son, B. White, P. Elmsly, G. Nicol, and Leigh and Sotheby, MDCCLXXXIV. [1784].

Headings

  • -  Writing--History--Early works to 1800
  • -  Printing--History--Origin and antecedents
  • -  England--London

Notes

  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 1765
  • -  English short title catalogue, T131273
  • -  LAC tnb 2019-10-03 update (1 card)
  • -  LAC ddw 2022-04-05 update (1 card)

Medium

  • 3 p. l., [v]-vii, xxv, 235 p. plates (part fold.) facsims. (part fold., part col.) 30 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • P211 .A75 1784
  • P211 .A75 1784 Copy 2 On flyleaf: The gift of the author to M[ichael] Lort. Ms. letter to Lort signed by Thomas Pownall and dated 1780, an 8-page MS. entitled Language (by Lort?), clippings and MS. notes inserted. Bookplate of J. Walpole D'Oyly. Rosenwald Coll.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 45045065

OCLC Number

  • 4298325

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Chicago citation style:

Astle, Thomas, Peter Elmsley, G Nicol, Benjamin White, Michael Lort, Thomas Pownall, J. Walpole D'Oyly, et al. The Origin and Progress of Writing, as Well Hieroglyphic as Elementary, Illustrated by Engravings Taken from Marbles, Manuscripts and Charters, Ancient and Modern: Also, Some Account of the Origin and Progress of Printing. [London, Printed for the author; sold by T. Payne and Son, B. White, P. Elmsly, G. Nicol, and Leigh and Sotheby, MDCCLXXXIV, 1784] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/45045065/.

APA citation style:

Astle, T., Elmsley, P., Nicol, G., White, B., Lort, M., Pownall, T. [...] Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1784) The Origin and Progress of Writing, as Well Hieroglyphic as Elementary, Illustrated by Engravings Taken from Marbles, Manuscripts and Charters, Ancient and Modern: Also, Some Account of the Origin and Progress of Printing. [London, Printed for the author; sold by T. Payne and Son, B. White, P. Elmsly, G. Nicol, and Leigh and Sotheby, MDCCLXXXIV] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/45045065/.

MLA citation style:

Astle, Thomas, et al. The Origin and Progress of Writing, as Well Hieroglyphic as Elementary, Illustrated by Engravings Taken from Marbles, Manuscripts and Charters, Ancient and Modern: Also, Some Account of the Origin and Progress of Printing. [London, Printed for the author; sold by T. Payne and Son, B. White, P. Elmsly, G. Nicol, and Leigh and Sotheby, MDCCLXXXIV, 1784] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/45045065/>.