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 325
ater-marks similar tothose which occur in the copy at the British Museum, from which he has printed hisedition*. As a passing observation, we notice that those water-marks are no guidewhatever, as, in the works printed by Caxton, their variety is very great, includingalmost all the marks that are… … Reverting to the work we are describing, the Vita Chrtsti, we observe thatsome of the wood-engravings in the volume are superior to others. Many of them * The result of all this care and imitative skill is a handsome volume, in small folio, published at the priceof two guineas. The purchasers will…
Block books · Printing · Watermarks
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