A history of the old English letter foundries : with notes, historical and bibliographical, on the rise and progress of English typography. (1887)
Reed, Talbot Baines, 1852-1893 · London : E. Stock · leaf 266
1 In 1703, in the Convocation of Clergy in the Lower House, a complaint was exhibitedagainst the printers of the Bible for the careless and defective way in which it was printed bythe patentees. The editions specially complained of were those printed by Hayes, ofCambridge, in 1677 and 1678, and an… … 57- From Hansard.. [/are p. 232. William Caslon. 233 tension to fine printing was the impression of honest English type. Watson,the Scotch historian of printing, openly rebuked his brethren of the craft for notstocking their cases with Dutch type. Tonson, a king among English printersis said on one…
Typography · Printing
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