Poikilographia, or Various Specimens of Ornamental Penmanship, Comprising Twenty Two Different Alphabets

Publisher William Jones British

[1830] (?)

Not on view

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Title: Poikilographia, or Various Specimens of Ornamental Penmanship, Comprising Twenty Two Different Alphabets
Publisher: William Jones (British, active 19th century)
Published in: London
Date: [1830] (?)
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 14 3/16 x 9 5/8 x 1/4 in. (36 x 24.5 x 0.7 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Object Number: 52.515
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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