Tachygraphy by Thomas Shelton
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Tachygraphy by Thomas Shelton is a 17th-century English shorthand system widely used for rapid writing, notably employed by Samuel Pepys to record his famous diary.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
→
shorthand system → |
| author | Thomas Shelton NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfOrigin | England → |
| era |
Stuart
→
surface form: "Stuart England"
|
| field |
shorthand
→
stenography → |
| genre | shorthand manual → |
| hasPurpose | to enable fast writing → |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
→
surface form: "Early Modern England"
|
| influenced | later English shorthand systems → |
| language | English → |
| mainSubject | rapid writing → |
| medium | printed book → |
| notableUser | Samuel Pepys NERFINISHED → |
| publicationCentury | 17th century → |
| scriptType | alphabetic shorthand → |
| targetAudience |
English writers
→
clerks → students → |
| use |
rapid note-taking
→
recording diaries → recording speeches → |
| usedFor |
The Diary of Samuel Pepys
→
surface form: "Samuel Pepys' diary"
|
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.