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Paper, regarding reading, numbers and writing by unknown author

Reference number: CLP/16/7

Date: 1667-1700

Description

Three short sections with the headings 'For numbringe', 'For readinge' and 'For writinge'. The author shows the alphabet and how letters are combined to form words.

Subject: Palaeography / Linguistics

Reference number
CLP/16/7
Earliest possible date
1667-1700
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Paper, regarding reading, numbers and writing by unknown author, 1667-1700, CLP/16/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_16_7/paper-regarding-reading-numbers-and-writing-by-unknown-author, accessed on 09 November 2025

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