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 262
this sheet, as hereafter noticed, we found that our fac-similecorresponded in height and width within an eighth of an inch. This fact shews the force of Mr. Madeleysletter, p. 54 in this volume, respecting the working of the impressions on dry paper. It also proves the greataccuracy of the artist.… … SINGLE WOOD-ENGRAVINGS. 165 bear in mind that very many of those typographic relics now brought to light, hadformed either a portion of the binding of early printed books, or had been preservedby being pasted on their inner covers. That such was the case also with many ofthe earliest known…
Block books · Printing · Watermarks
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