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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 78

An illustration from 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, leaf 78
These facts I note from the History of the Dukes of Burgundy written by my Father. HOLLAND AND THE LOW COUNTRIES. 41 Arms of Shields of Arms, No. Ill, … - ? The Pembroke copy of the first edition of the^r.s Moriendiaffords the only instance of this mark among the Block-Books.It occurs among the numerous marks in the books printed byVeldener, see pi. Q., No. 2, an S there appearing over the Oat the close of the name. We found the same mark in a copy…

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