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 52
that breakage not extendingand having become filled up with ink ; a fact of itself sufficient to obliterate, in theheavier impressions, all the more minute breakages and splits. It is seen also, that,in the design from the Museum copy, other breakages in the borders occur, arisingfrom a subsequent… … i.- Kgg^^^SSSSSB1 GSnUEIOM WMMUMMMZEIIL
Block books · Printing · Watermarks
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