
Writing board of an apprentice scribe
Unrecorded maker
ca. 2030 B.C. · Wood, whitewash, ink
Cleared · Public Domain
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Writing board of an apprentice scribe
Unrecorded maker
ca. 2030 B.C. · Wood, whitewash, ink
Cleared · Public Domain
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Union Park, New York
Sarah Fairchild (d. 1895)
ca. 1845 · Watercolor, gouache, pen and ink, and graphite on off-white wove paper
Cleared · Public Domain
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A New and Complete System of Architecture Delineated
William Halfpenny (d. 1755)
1749 · Illustrations: etching and engraving
In copyright
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A New System of Penmanship . . .
Anson Wrifford (d. 1850)
1813 · Illustrations: engraving
In copyright
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A New System of Teaching the Art of Writing
Joseph Carstairs (d. 1850)
1814 · Illustrations: etching
In copyright
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Ruins of the Exchange and Adjacent Buildings, After the Great Conflagration, Dec. 16, 1835
George Endicott, New York (d. 1848)
1835 · Lithograph
In copyright
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The Tailor's Guide, a New and Complete System of Cutting Garments of Every Kind
Charles Compaing (d. 19)
after 1828 · plates: engraving
In copyright
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Satin badge: "The Completion of the Croton Aqueduct Celebrated, New York, October 14, 1842
Waterman Lilly Ormsby (d. 1883)
1842 · Etching and engraving on silk or satin ribbon
In copyright
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Self-Guide to Rapid Writing (copyright 1852)
Archibald McLees (d. 1900)
1852–53 · Illustrations: engraving
In copyright
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A Text-Book on Penmanship; Containing all the Established Rules and Principles of the Art
H. W. Ellsworth (d. 1900)
1862 · Illustrations: engraving
In copyright
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The Payson, Dunton & Scribner Manual of Penmanship
S. Dunton (d. 1900)
1873 · Illustrations: engraving
In copyright
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A System of Architectural Ornament
Louis Henry Sullivan (d. 1924)
1966
In copyright
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