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Arithmetic exercise book of Sarah Cole [manuscript], 1685.

Cole, Sarah, active 1685, calligrapher.; Beane, Elizabeth, mistress in the art of writing, active 1685, associated name.
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Title
Arithmetic exercise book of Sarah Cole [manuscript], 1685.
Description
1 v.
Associated name
Cole, Sarah, active 1685, calligrapher.
Beane, Elizabeth, mistress in the art of writing, active 1685, associated name.
Note
[1], 121, [1] leaves.

For similar manuscripts created by students of Elizabeth Beane, see exercise books for Sarah North (1686) and Mary Serjant (1688) held by the Beinecke Library, and one for Anna Dowe (1689) acquired by the Folger in 2023.

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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.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2006-2007. Technologies of Writing in the Age of Print.
Linked resources
Blog post about Folger Shakespeare Library V.b.292: "Arithmetic is the Art of Computation", The Collation (8 September 2015)
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Manuscripts (documents)

Call number
V.b.292
Folger accession
MS Add 404

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