The biography and typography of William Caxton : England's first printer (1877)
Blades, William, 1824-1890 · London : Trübner · leaf 123
let them fall upon the material, which was always inshallow water. The whole of the filjre was thus retained withits length and strength uninjured. When the pulp was readyit was taken up, in small quantities, into the hand-mould,and formed into a sheet. There would be no difficulty what-ever in… … The unevenness in thickness and colour to which themanufacture was liable at this early period, appears to havenecessitated a sorting of the sheets after they came from themill; those nearest to each other in colour and weight beingput together. This system of selection was adopted occa-sionally…
Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491 · Printing · Printers -- Great Britain · Printing -- England Origin and antecedents
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