Typographia: an Historical Sketch of the Origin and Progress of the Art of Printing: With Practical Directions for Conducting Every Department in an Office: with a Description of Stereotype and Lithography. Illustrated by Engravings, Biographical Notices, and Portraits |
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... cause it to revolve upon its marble base . A small space , about a quarter of an inch wide , is left blank in the circumference , as shown by the drawing , over which , perhaps , the printing - mould did not join ; and it was , probably ...
... cause it to revolve upon its marble base . A small space , about a quarter of an inch wide , is left blank in the circumference , as shown by the drawing , over which , perhaps , the printing - mould did not join ; and it was , probably ...
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... cause the colour to appear through the paper , * Ott . i . 34. + Ibid . Heineken , as quoted by Mr. Ottley , i . 81 . § This process must not be tried too often , as it would soon have an injurious effect upon the finer lines of the ...
... cause the colour to appear through the paper , * Ott . i . 34. + Ibid . Heineken , as quoted by Mr. Ottley , i . 81 . § This process must not be tried too often , as it would soon have an injurious effect upon the finer lines of the ...
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... cause the protruding lines to indent , and the hollows to protrude , upon any substance , be it what it may , lying between the block and the platten , and thus impart a similar effect to the print this will again have to be pressed ...
... cause the protruding lines to indent , and the hollows to protrude , upon any substance , be it what it may , lying between the block and the platten , and thus impart a similar effect to the print this will again have to be pressed ...
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... cause by which they were excited , we have reason to revere the inventive faculties of the author of this admirable art , while we are plentifully regaling upon the fruit of his labours . Never were human genius and industry crowned ...
... cause by which they were excited , we have reason to revere the inventive faculties of the author of this admirable art , while we are plentifully regaling upon the fruit of his labours . Never were human genius and industry crowned ...
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... cause to be bought for us Livy , whom we used to call The King of Books , and cause it to be sent hither to us . I shall in the mean time procure . the money which I am to give ' for the price of the book . One thing I want to know of ...
... cause to be bought for us Livy , whom we used to call The King of Books , and cause it to be sent hither to us . I shall in the mean time procure . the money which I am to give ' for the price of the book . One thing I want to know of ...
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apparatus appears Art of Printing Bible Biblia Pauperum body bookseller Bowyer Brevier called Caslon cast Caxton colour common Company compositor copy cylinder edition England English engraving equal expense folio forme foundry fount frame frisket George Eyre give gypsum hand impression improvement inches invention iron Italic John John Cawood labour letter letter-founders letters patents lever lines London Lord machine manner means Mentz metal mode mould necessary Nonpareil observed octavo paper patent perfect person Peter Schoeffer Pica piece platten present press-work pressman printer printing-office produced proof proper pull purpose quadrats quarto quire quoins rendered Richard Grafton rollers screw sheet side Small Pica space specimens Stanhope Stationers stereotype stone successors sufficient surface thickness Thomas tion turned tympan typographical wardens whole William Caslon wood words workman Wynkyn de Worde
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