William Blades

The Life and Typography of William Caxton, England's First Printer

With Evidence of His Typographical Connection with Colard Mansion, the Printer at

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Produktbeschreibung

A two-volume work by William Blades, published in 1861-3, on the life and activities of the printer William Caxton.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 492
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 210mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 1264g
• ISBN-13: 9781108073561
• ISBN-10: 1108073565
• Artikelnr.: 40721396

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Essay's on Caxton's Printing Office: 1. The master printer
2. The paper
3. The types
4. The compositor
5. Presses, pressmen, and printing ink
6. The bookbinder
7. The illuminator, the rubrisher, and the wood-engraver
8. Results
Part II. Of Books Printed with the Various Types of William Caxton
Addenda
Statistics and tables
Index.