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 246
<§ fern fciettofWJ$ft*tteii»\>ti&u0> … With all due deference to the opinion of so intelligent a man as M. Weigel, wehope to be able to personally examine this relic, ere we venture to join issue withhim as to its being one of the earliest specimens of wood-engraving issued inGermany. It is to be regretted that Dr. Falkenstein did not…
Block books · Printing · Watermarks
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