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Title: Chyrology : or, the art of reading, spelling and ciphering by the fingers
Created: January 1, 1812
Creator: Lucas, T.M.
Type: Book
Description: London : Printed for the author, Harrison & Leigh, Printers : sold by Mathews and Leigh, 1812. 48 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill., port. ; 21 cm.
Subject: Deaf, Finger spelling, Deaf education, Numbers, Great Britain

Title: Dactylology : or the art of conversing with the deaf and dumb by means of the deaf and dumb alphabet /
Created: January 1, 1870
Creator: Richardin, Claude Joseph
Type: Book
Description: 1870. 73 p.
Subject: Finger spelling, Deaf education, Sign language, France

Title: Elementary exercises for the deaf and dumb
Created: January 1, 1821
Creator: Akerly, Samuel
Publisher: Board of Directors, under the inspection of the Committee of Instruction
Type: Book
Description: New York : Printed by E. Conrad,1821. vi, 374 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.
Subject: English language, Deaf education, Vocabulary, Grammar, Language development, Finger spelling

Title: [Four famous teachers of the deaf].
Created: January 1, 1800
Creator: None
Type: Book
Description: 1800?. 8 leaves : ill., ports. ; 10 cm. Quelle différence entre l’Abbé de l’Epée et l’Abbé Sicard? -- Les sourds-muets se trouvent ils malheureux? -- L’Ecriture manuelle -- Observations. Includes pictures of Abbé de l’Epée, Abbé Sicard, Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc. A sketch of the manual alphabet is at the end.
Subject: Finger spelling

Title: Institution des sourds et muets, par la voie des signes méthodiques; ouvrage qui contient le projet d’une langue universelle, par l’entremise des signes naturels assujettis à une méthode.
Created: January 1, 1776
Creator: L’Epée, Charles - Michel
Type: Book
Description: Paris : Nyon l’ainé, 1776. viii, 228, 132, [4] p. ; 17 cm.
Subject: Educational methods, Deaf education, France, Sign language, Finger spelling

Title: The manual alphabet as a part of the public-school course
Created: January 1, 1886
Creator: Denison, James
Type: Book
Description: Washington, D.C. : Gibson Bros. ..., 1886. 12 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Subject: Finger spelling, Deaf education, Manual communication, Public schools

Title: Manual alphabets and their history : with sketches, illustrations, and varieties.
Created: January 1, 1875
Creator: Swett, William
Type: Book
Description: Marblehead, Mass. : W.B. Swett, 1875. 15 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Subject: Deaf, Means of communication, Finger spelling, United States, Great Britain

Title: Manuel D'enseignement Pratique Des Sourds Muets
Created: January 1, 1827
Creator: Bébian, Roch Ambroise Auguste
Type: Book
Description: Paris : Méquignon L’ainé , 1827. 2 v. : ill. ; 21-26 cm. "Ouvrage adopté et publié par le conseil d’administration de l’institution royales des sourds-muets, accompagné de planches."
Subject: French language, Deaf education, Syntax, Grammar, Finger spelling, France, Sign language

Title: Reduction de las letras y arte para enseñar a [h]ablar los mudos
Created: January 1, 1620
Creator: Bonet, Juan Pablo
Type: Book
Description: Madrid : F. Abarca de Angulo, 1620. 308 p., [8] leaves of plates : ill. : 20 cm.
Subject: Deaf, Deaf education, Spanish language, Phonetics, Finger spelling, Speech education