Arithmetic exercise book of Sarah Cole [manuscript], 1685.
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Title
Arithmetic exercise book of Sarah Cole [manuscript], 1685.
Description
1 v.
Associated name
Cole, Sarah, active 1685, author.
Beane, Elizabeth, mistress in the art of writing, active 1685.
Beane, Elizabeth, mistress in the art of writing, active 1685.
Note
[1], 121, [1] leaves.
For similar manuscripts created by students of Elizabeth Beane, see exercise book for Mary Serjant held by the Beinecke Library (Osborn Shelves MS fb.98), and one for Anna Dowe, 1689, sold by Sotheby's March 27, 1972, lot 23, current location unknown.
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For similar manuscripts created by students of Elizabeth Beane, see exercise book for Mary Serjant held by the Beinecke Library (Osborn Shelves MS fb.98), and one for Anna Dowe, 1689, sold by Sotheby's March 27, 1972, lot 23, current location unknown.
This is a PRELIMINARY RECORD. It contains unverified data from catalog cards and may contain incorrect or incomplete information. Please email catalog@folger.edu for assistance.
Historical background
Sarah Cole inscribes herself as scholar to Elizabeth Beane, mistress in the art of writing.
Publications about material
Smith, Emily Bowles. "'Let them Compleately Learn': Manuscript Clues About Early Modern Women's Educational Practices." A Manuscript Miscellany: A Summer 2005 NEH Institute, Directed by Steven W. May. Folger Shakespeare Library.
Provenance
The spine and covers bear the initials: S.B. and W.B. 1727; and S.C. and W.B.
Formerly Folger MS Add 404.
Formerly Folger MS Add 404.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006-2007. Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print.
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Selected image(s) of Folger Shakespeare Library V.b.292
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library V.b.292: "Arithmetic is the Art of Computation", The Collation (8 September 2015)
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library V.b.292: "Arithmetic is the Art of Computation", The Collation (8 September 2015)
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V.b.292
Folger accession
MS Add 404