The History of PrintingS.P.C.K., 1855 - 232 páginas |
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... carried on by barter . Herodotus , surnamed " the Father of His- tory , " says that the Lydians were the first people who coined gold and silver money . The origin of it is also attributed to Pheidon , king of Argos , 895 years before ...
... carried on by barter . Herodotus , surnamed " the Father of His- tory , " says that the Lydians were the first people who coined gold and silver money . The origin of it is also attributed to Pheidon , king of Argos , 895 years before ...
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... carried to such an outrageous length by the admirers . of Gustavus Adolphus , the " Lion of the Pro- testant faith , and the bulwark of the North , " that to prevent the total destruction of the monument erected where he fell on the ...
... carried to such an outrageous length by the admirers . of Gustavus Adolphus , the " Lion of the Pro- testant faith , and the bulwark of the North , " that to prevent the total destruction of the monument erected where he fell on the ...
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... carried his home feelings with him into the quiet and solitude of the country . A troop of little grandchildren was growing up round the old man's knees , and he found pleasure in think- ing how he might amuse them . For this purpose ...
... carried his home feelings with him into the quiet and solitude of the country . A troop of little grandchildren was growing up round the old man's knees , and he found pleasure in think- ing how he might amuse them . For this purpose ...
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... additional capital and assistance to carry it on . first was supplied in 1443 , by a wealthy gold- smith of the city , named John Faust , who The engaged in printing , either for the sake of the HISTORY OF PRINTING . 27.
... additional capital and assistance to carry it on . first was supplied in 1443 , by a wealthy gold- smith of the city , named John Faust , who The engaged in printing , either for the sake of the HISTORY OF PRINTING . 27.
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... carrying on the business . The younger Guttenberg apparently considered that his skill was equivalent to his partner's capital . Faust commenced a lawsuit , and Guttenberg was condemned to repay the money . Guttenberg was thus driven ...
... carrying on the business . The younger Guttenberg apparently considered that his skill was equivalent to his partner's capital . Faust commenced a lawsuit , and Guttenberg was condemned to repay the money . Guttenberg was thus driven ...
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afterwards amongst art of printing beautiful Bible bishops blind block books printed called catalogue Caxton Chapel Chinese Cochlæus Cologne colour commenced compositor contrivance copy Coster cylinder machine described drawing drum edition England English engraving errors etching ground Faust French frisket Guttenberg Haarlem hand impressions improvement instance invention inventor king Koenig laid lampblack learned letters lever lines lithography logographic London Lord Stanhope master ment Mentz metal casts metal types mezzotinto Miles Coverdale mode mould moveable types multiplied Naboth niello obtained parchment persons pica piece placed platen practised pressman printers printing books printing cylinder printing machine printing-office proof pulp punches roller round says Schoeffer screw Scriptures seal Senefelder sheet of paper sheets an hour side stamped stereotype stone surface tion translation turned tympan Tyndale type-founders whilst William Caxton wood wooden types words workman writing written Wynkyn de Worde
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Página 6 - Thus saith the Lord , Hast thou killed , and also taken possession ? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
Página 4 - Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you : I am the LORD.
Página 5 - Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead In the rock for ever!
Página 108 - Journal of this day presents to the public the practical result of the greatest improvement connected with printing since the discovery of the art itself. The reader of this paragraph now holds in his hand one of the many thousand impressions of The Times newspaper which were taken off last night by a mechanical apparatus.
Página 108 - Times newspaper, which were taken off last night by a mechanical apparatus. A system of machinery almost organic has been devised and arranged, which, while it relieves the human frame of its most laborious efforts in printing, far exceeds all human powers in rapidity and dispatch.
Página 187 - James's time took an excellent way. That Part of the Bible was given to him who was most excellent in such a Tongue (as the Apocrypha to Andrew Downs) and then they met together, and one read the Translation, the rest holding in their Hands some Bible, either of the learned Tongues, or French, Spanish, Italian, &c. If they found any Fault, they spoke; if not, he read on.
Página 56 - And for as much as in the writing of the same my pen is worn, my hand weary and not steadfast, mine eyne dimmed with overmuch looking on the white paper, and my courage not so prone and ready to labour as it hath been, and that age creepeth on me daily and feebleth all the body, and also because I have promised to divers gentlemen and to my friends to address to them as hastily as I might this said book...
Página 103 - ... by all who called for it, the word " Universal " being universally omitted, and the word " Register " being only retained. " Boy, bring me the Register ! " The waiter answers, " Sir, we have not a library, but you may see it at the New Exchange coffee-house.
Página 103 - Tristram, suffered from unusual casualties, both laughable and serious, arising from its name, which, on its introduction, was immediately curtailed of its fair proportion by all who called for it, the word Universal being universally omitted, and the word Register being only retained. 'Boy, bring me The Register...
Página 103 - Ladies. For these and other reasons, the parents of the UNIVERSAL REGISTER have added to its original name that of the TIMES; which, being a monosyllable, bids defiance to corruptors and mutilators of the language.