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Description:Excerpt from Early Printed Books: Annotated Catalogue With Introduction and Epilogue We are so accustomed now to this Roman type almost always in use in England, France, and Italy that we are apt to forget that the Germans to this day have merely retained what was originally the univer sal form of type, viz., the smaller blackletter, or Ger man text, though it has lately become the fashion to issue scientific works in the Roman letter. The earliest printed works, such as the famous Bible, were in the elongated blackletter, which speedily took the shape of the small German text, as we have it today, and which in that country has scarcely changed in shape to this hour. It was so in Italy, Belgium, and England. In the latter country the Old blackletter lingered on in Acts of Parliament till a recent period. The bright, stout blackletter of Caxton, was almost the same as that used in Belgium, and was brought by him from that country, and became larger and longer in the hands of Wynkyn de Worde. But would we dazzle the careless inquirer, and show him one of the stateliest, most imposing efforts of the early press men, we would exhibit two noble tomes, grand folios, the work Of Zainer, grown ripe and mel low with age, literally defying the ravages of time. As these grand volumes are taken down and laid open reverently, we are Struck by the beautiful proportions, the noble margins of the natural Size - not artificially or studiously made large, the dazzling brilliancy Of the Gothic letters, the sobriety of the binding, and the curious woodcuts ourishing around the capital letters. Delicately coloured by some artist. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Early Printed Books: Annotated Catalogue With Introduction and Epilogue (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Early Printed Books: Annotated Catalogue With Introduction and Epilogue (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Early Printed Books: Annotated Catalogue With Introduction and Epilogue We are so accustomed now to this Roman type almost always in use in England, France, and Italy that we are apt to forget that the Germans to this day have merely retained what was originally the univer sal form of type, viz., the smaller blackletter, or Ger man text, though it has lately become the fashion to issue scientific works in the Roman letter. The earliest printed works, such as the famous Bible, were in the elongated blackletter, which speedily took the shape of the small German text, as we have it today, and which in that country has scarcely changed in shape to this hour. It was so in Italy, Belgium, and England. In the latter country the Old blackletter lingered on in Acts of Parliament till a recent period. The bright, stout blackletter of Caxton, was almost the same as that used in Belgium, and was brought by him from that country, and became larger and longer in the hands of Wynkyn de Worde. But would we dazzle the careless inquirer, and show him one of the stateliest, most imposing efforts of the early press men, we would exhibit two noble tomes, grand folios, the work Of Zainer, grown ripe and mel low with age, literally defying the ravages of time. As these grand volumes are taken down and laid open reverently, we are Struck by the beautiful proportions, the noble margins of the natural Size - not artificially or studiously made large, the dazzling brilliancy Of the Gothic letters, the sobriety of the binding, and the curious woodcuts ourishing around the capital letters. Delicately coloured by some artist. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Early Printed Books: Annotated Catalogue With Introduction and Epilogue (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Early Printed Books: Annotated Catalogue With Introduction and Epilogue (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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