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 92
the marksthemselves having got injured. t If the House of Austria was considered fortunate in their six happy marriages, as mentioned by histo-rians, and shewn by Anderson (Tab. ccxxx. p. 466), the second House of Burgundy was not less successful.The possessions of the five heiresses gave to Philip… … KEYS.Double Key. The Pope is frequently represented, when seated inthe papal chair, as holding in the one hand a sword, and in theother Two Keys ; the latter intended, no doubt, as symbolical ofthe Keys of St. Peter. The tracing at the side is from a mark onsome of the leaves in the Registrum…
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