The invention of printing : a collection of facts and opinions descriptive of early prints and playing cards, the block-books of the fifteenth century, the legend of Lourens Janszoon Coster, of Haarlem, and the work of John Gutenberg and his associates (1878)
De Vinne, Theodore Low, 1828-1914 · New York : F. Hart · leaf 100
the same purpose byTheodoric, king of the Ostro-goths, and by the emperorCharlemagne. It is used tothis day by merchants whomark boxes, in preference towriting, printing, branding, or painting. It has advantagesof cheapness and simplicity that commend it to all manufac-turers. It is even used by… … A Playing Card of the Fifteenth Century. [From Singer.] 94 PRINTED AND STENCILED PLAYING CARDS. in 1564. The method here shown is, probably, the methodin general use in 1440, for the coloring of playing cards andimage prints. We see the bowls that contain different colors,with their proper brushes,…
Printing -- History Origin and antecedents
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