Principia typographica. The block-books, or xylographic delineations of scripture history; issued in Holland, Flanders and Germany, during the fifteenth century, exemplified and considered in connexion with the origin of printing. To which is added an attempt to elucidate the character of the paper-marks of the period (1858)
Sotheby, Samuel Leigh, 1805-1861 · London, Printed for the author by W. McDowall · leaf 316
but several of them areadorned with wood engravings. In these works, we may, of course, presume thathe availed himself of the opportunity of using his own productions. The HistoriaCruets, issued by him at Cidembourg, in 1483, is illustrated with above thirtydesigns, of which the following is an… … is taken from one of several given-in the Bibliotheca Spenceriana, (Vol. 3, pp.348 &c), where a very lengthened notice of the work will be found, together withsome account of the Printer, accompanied with remarks conveying very nearly thesame opinion as we have ventured to entertain respecting…
Block books · Printing · Watermarks
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