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 81
gita bit got fur 11ns—O, Bridget, pray toGod for us. The letters M. I. Chrs at the bottom of the printhave been construed as, Mother of Jesus Christ. The lines of this print are of a dull brown color. Theface and hands are of flesh color, the gown, hat and scripare dark grey; the desk, the staff,… … IMAGE PRINTS OF THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. 75 ment of the colors is a proper illustration of the inferiority ofthe workmanship of the colorist to that of the designer. Other prints in European libraries have been attributed tounknown engravers of Germany, who are supposed to havepractised their art…
Printing -- History Origin and antecedents
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