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Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899 · London, H. Grevel and co. · leaf 105
e have an helme on his heed and a spere in his righthond, and coverid with his shelde, a swerde and a maceon his left S3de, clad with an halberke and plates toforehis breste, legge harnoys on his legges, spores on hisheelis, on hys handes hys gauntelettes, hys hors welbroken and taught, and apte to… … Fig. 39.—William Caxton, troin Rev. J. Lewis Life. printed in 1481, with thirty-eight woodcuts. These speci-mens will serve to show the rudimentary character ofEnglish wood engraving in the fifteenth century. No FIRST ENGLISH PRINTERS. 95 authentic portrait of Caxton is known, and the one thatis…
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