The printed book, its history, illustration, and adornment, from the days of Gutenberg to the present time (1887)
Bouchot, Henri, 1849-1906, Bigmore, E. C. (Edward Clements), 1838?-1899 · London, H. Grevel and co. · leaf 107
tury, and was one ofthe first of the privileged printers, authorised to 96 THE PRINTED BOOK. issue the legal and parliamentary publications. Oneof the marks used by him is here reproduced. JulianNotary began in 1498. The only style of illustrationused by any of these early printers was the woodcut,… … Fig. 41.—Mark of Richard Pynson. Thus was printing spread abroad, carrying with it tothe countries where it was established the rules of anunchangeable principle; but, according to its surround-ings, it was so transformed in a few years that its originwas no longer recognised. It was light in…
Books · Bookbinding -- History · Printing -- History
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
