Exercise book

Title

Exercise book

Date

1805-1806

Description

13 1/8" H x 8 1/4" W
Contains mathematical instructions, examples, and word problems for such topics as arithmetic, weights and measures, reduction, rule of three, direct proportions, time, and motion. The volume is profusely illuminated in watercolor. Floral designs predominate, but there are also buildings, a horse, birds, and faces. As well, a knitting pattern for a large net is also included.
No cover; single section. Also laid in is an illuminated birth record for Jacob Mayer, son of Johannes Mayer and Maria Kauffman in Pertli (?) County, Virginia [perhaps Berkeley County, now in West Virginia], in 1789.

Subject

Education-Virginia; Instructional materials; Mathematics-Problems, exercises, etc
Calligraphy; Illumination of books and manuscripts; Students

Source

NJ/DE Digital Collective

Relation

https://cdm17274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/api/singleitem/collection/Exercise/id/2913/thumbnail

References

http://cdm17274.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/Exercise/id/2913

Citation

“Exercise book,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed October 14, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/39895.

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