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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 63

An illustration from 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, leaf 63
XXII. Upper: Nunc facta est. Ed. 1, 2, 3—The same.^ Ed. 4, 5.—The same. Page. Lower—Ed. 1, 2, 3.—The same. Ed. 4, 5.—The same; differing only in the formof the shield. H4. Ed. 5. … XXIII. Upper: Draco est diabolus.Ed. 1, 2, 3.—The same. Ed. 4, 5.—The same. Lower—Ed. 1, 2, 3.—The same. Ed. 4.—Only six persons form the multitude.Ed. 5.—Only five persons. XXIV. Upper: Per hane bestiam.Ed. 1, 2, 3.—The same. Ed. 4.—Only four persons are worshipping.Ed. 5.—Five persons. Lower—Ed.…

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