Geschichte und Literatur der Geschwindschreibkunst, Volume 1

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Dietze, 1878 - Shorthand - 434 pages

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Page 236 - Containing the Old and New Testaments, translated out of the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations diligently Compared and Revised by His Majesty's Special Command.
Page 237 - The Book of Common Prayer, and administration of the Sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church, according to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland...
Page 229 - WRITER'S POCKET GUIDE, being a New and Improved System of Stenography, whereby that art may be acquired in a few hours, without the aid of a teacher.
Page 229 - Short-Hand. With Phrases and Exercises, to gain facility in the use of all the characters, by which perfection may soon be attained. Complete price 2d. Phrenology. Explained and Exemplified. Complete, price 2d. Bookkeeping. By Single Entry, with explanations of Subsidiary Books, being a useful system for the Wholesale and Retail Shopkeeper.
Page 221 - Logography, or Universal Writing of Speech; and Musicography, or Symbolical Writing of Music: With a Short-hand for both.
Page 204 - Characters are as analogous to each other as the Sounds they represent; Also their Conveniency for Joining is commensurate, to the Frequency of their use; the number of ascending and descending Lines are duly Proportioned to each other; and the rules for writing and contracting are few, plain and familiar: To which is Annexed, a Shorthand Character for expressing Musical or Inarticulate Sounds , without the use of ruled Lines, By William Holdsworth and William Aldridge.
Page 217 - Norwalk, O. 1883. 16pp. 50 cents. Practice words for shorthand students, (Scovil system,) by JF Laning, Norwalk, O. Price 50 cents. ( 1883. ) 38 pp. The reporter's guide to phrasing. [In preparation. ] Latham, Charles. An attempt to remodel the art of stenography on new and more primitive principles than the systems now in use. By Charles Latham.
Page 33 - ... leve formatas, quibus porticus et capacia populorum tecta suscipimus ? quid verborum notas, quibus quamvis citata excipitur oratio et celeritatem linguae manus sequitur? vilissimorum mancipiorum ista commenta sunt: sapientia altius sedet nec manus edocet, animorum magistra est ... 34.
Page 189 - De re diplomatica libri VI. In quibus quidquid ad veterum instrumentorum antiquitatem, materiam, scripturam, et stilum; quidquid ad sigilla, monogrammata, subscriptiones, ac notas chronologicas; quidquid inde ad antiquariam, historicam, forensemque disciplinam pertinet, explicatur et illustratur.
Page 33 - inquit ' haec sapiens quidem invenit : sed minora quam ut ipse tractaret, sordidioribus ministris dedit.' immo non aliis excogitata ista sunt quam quibus hodieque curantur. quaedam nostra demum prodisse memoria scimus, ut speculariorum usum perlucente testa clarum transmittentium lumen, ut suspensuras balneorum et inpressos parietibus tubos, per quos circumfunderetur calor, qui ima simul ac summa foveret aequaliter.

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