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 28
books. It hassignatures, which were not used, I beheve, before the year 1472. A mistake of this kind having occurred in this case, where the book is, in every resjDect, carefully and well executed, we may surely conclude, that, in the Oxford book, which is a much ruder specimen, it was the case.…
Block books · Printing · Watermarks
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