Specimen of Mr. S. Leigh Sotheby's Principia typographica

an extensively illustrated work, in three volumes, imperial quarto, on the block-books, or xylographic delineations of Scripture history issued in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, during the fifteenth century; on their connexion with the origin of printing, and on the character of the water-marks in the paper of the period.

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Author

Samuel Leigh Sotheby

Contributions

Sotheby, Samuel Leigh, 1805-1861. - Contributor

Publication

1858 - , London, England

Language

English

Word Count

6,250 words, Guess

Page Count

25 pages

Identifiers

Library of Congress Control Number03025368
Open LibraryOL6932576M

Classifications

DDC092
LCCZ240 .S7125 1858

Subjects

Topics

History Printing Watermarks Block books Origin and antecedents Printing -- History -- Origin and antecedents

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