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 56
In drawing facsimiles however, Mr. Harris should studiously avoid making any additionsof his own, as it may at some future period mislead the bibliographer. I make this observation, becausein the facsimile mentioned (if taken from the Eenouard copy), I noticed a breakage in the lower border put… … Mutely &M. 3 Wtoytm-S*Strand. m5 ARS MORIENDI. 23 scourge, and the crown of thorns. The second design represents the Creation of Eveand the Temptation, as seen in our facsimile, Plate lx. In some copies, the designof the Creation precedes, as it should do, the Intercession. Heinecken (p. 419)…
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