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Eric Lease Morgan Number of items in the collection; 'How big is my corpus?' ---------------------------------------------------------- 23 Average length of all items measured in words; "More or less, how big is each item?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 33775 Average readability score of all items (0 = difficult; 100 = easy) ------------------------------------------------------------------ 74 Top 50 statistically significant keywords; "What is my collection about?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 illustration 6 print 6 St. 6 Mr. 5 type 5 book 5 William 5 John 4 New 4 England 3 work 3 printing 3 french 3 Press 3 London 3 Library 3 Italy 3 Gutenberg 3 France 3 Caxton 3 Bible 2 word 2 plate 2 paper 2 man 2 line 2 italian 2 greek 2 good 2 german 2 fig 2 english 2 York 2 Venice 2 Thomas 2 State 2 Sir 2 Rome 2 Paris 2 Oxford 2 November 2 Museum 2 Louis 2 Lord 2 Latin 2 Hamilton 2 Germany 2 FIG 2 British 2 Augsburg Top 50 lemmatized nouns; "What is discussed?" --------------------------------------------- 3515 book 1738 work 1529 type 1465 illustration 1245 time 1201 printer 1159 paper 1124 line 1049 page 1028 printing 1010 year 896 edition 870 copy 834 man 805 press 797 letter 778 day 755 century 738 block 682 hand 667 word 653 use 653 part 632 name 595 plate 591 case 572 cut 560 way 526 wood 506 place 483 thing 469 number 453 boy 453 art 445 end 439 form 409 space 408 ink 404 volume 404 one 400 life 399 side 384 title 380 size 380 matter 364 text 355 library 347 house 346 design 344 author Top 50 proper nouns; "What are the names of persons or places?" -------------------------------------------------------------- 15646 _ 880 Mr. 709 � 679 Caxton 604 John 602 de 547 Ned 462 Library 434 Phaeton 434 Paul 378 . 352 London 350 Book 345 England 329 William 312 New 311 St. 302 Paris 282 W. 245 Catnach 240 S. 240 Bible 235 English 234 J. 224 Jack 219 France 218 De 214 Gutenberg 210 March 205 Press 197 Thomas 192 York 188 C. 184 A 181 Jimmy 178 Carter 174 King 174 Congress 172 Venice 171 I. 170 Italy 168 Fig 166 God 165 Henry 163 F. 160 Germany 158 la 157 Sir 153 Latin 151 sq Top 50 personal pronouns nouns; "To whom are things referred?" ------------------------------------------------------------- 7221 it 5036 he 3748 i 2253 you 2225 we 2071 they 1508 him 1457 them 675 me 611 us 513 she 444 himself 231 her 191 themselves 173 itself 82 one 73 myself 41 ourselves 34 yours 26 yourself 20 herself 19 em 18 mine 16 ''s 15 thee 13 ours 11 his 9 ''em 5 theirs 4 s 2 yourselves 2 oneself 2 houses= 1 y^8 1 us:-- 1 u 1 two[7 1 thy 1 point,--you 1 my 1 know,--you 1 it- 1 ia 1 boil''d 1 64.--plantin 1 -how Top 50 lemmatized verbs; "What do things do?" --------------------------------------------- 27563 be 7297 have 2857 print 2650 do 2305 say 2127 make 1417 use 1233 take 1151 see 1141 know 994 give 979 go 875 find 820 come 663 get 650 write 615 think 557 follow 519 illustrate 511 publish 503 call 488 put 462 show 450 set 436 leave 424 become 417 begin 411 appear 403 tell 403 bring 398 seem 380 produce 378 work 378 issue 378 cut 366 look 342 keep 323 engrave 321 pass 295 add 291 read 285 hold 281 want 280 stand 280 place 278 contain 274 sell 260 bind 259 bear 254 obtain Top 50 lemmatized adjectives and adverbs; "How are things described?" --------------------------------------------------------------------- 4514 not 1793 first 1377 other 1334 so 1302 more 1197 good 1182 very 1174 up 1074 only 1029 then 975 great 967 well 913 little 899 early 863 out 818 many 817 now 817 also 796 much 784 as 782 same 778 most 666 small 643 large 608 old 571 few 538 such 478 long 456 own 455 never 446 new 446 even 435 too 426 last 419 here 400 down 390 often 385 fine 383 however 381 thus 366 still 366 later 361 off 351 about 341 far 340 just 339 always 328 second 327 again 323 there Top 50 lemmatized superlative adjectives; "How are things described to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 360 good 210 early 209 most 177 least 71 great 60 high 49 fine 33 large 33 Most 26 bad 25 late 22 old 15 small 12 slight 11 simple 9 eld 8 rich 8 rare 7 strong 7 near 7 low 6 young 6 quick 6 easy 6 dear 6 cheap 5 thin 5 short 5 new 5 long 5 common 4 light 4 handsome 4 deep 4 -Germans 3 safe 3 nice 3 j 3 e 3 dark 3 choice 3 -First 2 wide 2 weak 2 warm 2 true 2 soft 2 smart 2 rude 2 rough Top 50 lemmatized superlative adverbs; "How do things do to the extreme?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 569 most 50 well 36 least 2 early 1 worst 1 smallest 1 near 1 heaviest 1 hard 1 disguis''d Top 50 Internet domains; "What Webbed places are alluded to in this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 www.gutenberg.org 2 www.gutenberg.net 2 archive.org 1 www.archive.org Top 50 URLs; "What is hyperlinked from this corpus?" ---------------------------------------------------- 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46241/46241-h/46241-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/46241/46241-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33497/33497-h/33497-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/33497/33497-h.zip 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/1/9/20195/20195-h/20195-h.htm 1 http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/2/0/1/9/20195/20195-h.zip 1 http://www.archive.org/details/authorsprintingp00sauniala 1 http://archive.org/details/somenotesonearly00morrrich 1 http://archive.org Top 50 email addresses; "Who are you gonna call?" ------------------------------------------------- Top 50 positive assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-noun?" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 _ are _ 7 _ is _ 7 _ set _ 7 book is not 5 _ do not 5 _ is not 5 _ see _ 5 printing was not 4 _ was not 4 book was not 4 books printed abroad 4 man is _ 4 paper is then 4 paper is too 4 words are not 3 _ appear _ 3 _ do _ 3 _ do n''t 3 _ is also 3 _ leaves _ 3 book called _ 3 book is full 3 books are very 3 books were very 3 line is full 3 name is not 3 page is very 3 printing did not 3 words were inconsistently 3 work is often 2 _ came out 2 _ does not 2 _ printed _ 2 _ say _ 2 _ see also 2 _ take place 2 block is not 2 block is now 2 block is often 2 block is then 2 book are not 2 book had not 2 book is curious 2 book is now 2 book was first 2 book were only 2 books are nearly 2 books are so 2 books did not 2 books printed elsewhere Top 50 negative assertions; "What sentences are in the shape of noun-verb-no|not-noun?" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 _ is not only 1 _ are not always 1 _ does not necessarily 1 _ illustrated not only 1 _ is no real 1 _ was no doubt 1 _ was not half 1 book had not actually 1 book is not here 1 book is not merely 1 book is not uncommon 1 book was no doubt 1 book was not accordyng 1 book was not however 1 books are no better 1 books being no longer 1 books had no titlepage 1 books had not yet 1 books have no resistance 1 books was no longer 1 books were no less 1 books were no longer 1 books were not good 1 caxton had no hand 1 caxton left no son 1 century are no longer 1 century are not more 1 century brought no change 1 century was not there 1 copy have no leaves 1 days was not yet 1 hand be no luckier 1 hand is not now 1 hands is no unfamiliar 1 line does not then 1 line is not always 1 man took no pains 1 men were not comparable 1 name is not always 1 name makes no difference 1 page was not generally 1 paper is not necessary 1 papers had no reference 1 press was not yet 1 printer has no care 1 printers had no machine 1 printers were no longer 1 printing was not wholly 1 time was no object 1 time were not behind A rudimentary bibliography -------------------------- id = 27834 author = Bassett, Sara Ware title = Paul and the Printing Press date = keywords = Burmingham; Cameron; Carter; Dad; Donald; Echo; Hare; Hawley; Kip; March; Melville; Mr.; Paul; Wright; paper; print summary = first turned Paul Cameron''s attention toward a printing press. to get out a good school paper that shall be worth the money people pay like to print the _March Hare_, a new monthly publication that is soon "We want to make it a really good paper," went on Paul desperately. "We''d want some good sort of a cover, of course," Paul put in as an "Why didn''t they print their books on paper?" inquired Paul "Things like the _March Hare_, for example," suggested Paul facetiously. "I don''t think my father would kid us," Paul said slowly, "but I know he "But I can''t take your money, Mr. Carter," gasped Paul, trying to hand "I don''t think I know what the _Boston News-Letter_ was," Paul said. "How many papers can they turn out on a press of that size?" was Paul''s 1920, the _March Hare_, Mr. Carter, its printer, and Paul Cameron, its id = 44890 author = Bouchot, Henri title = The Printed Book: Its History, Illustration and Adornment From the Days of Gutenberg to the Present Time date = keywords = Bible; Book; England; France; Francis; Fust; Germany; Grolier; Gutenberg; Italy; John; King; Louis; Lyons; Mayence; Paris; Schoeffer; St.; Tory; Venice; english; fig; french; illustration; italian; work summary = a book was illustrated on wood at the end of the century--Influence printers and their work--Engraved plates in English books. printed works, and some of the illuminators engraved in relief or cast Be that as it may, the book, the printing of which was finished on St. Sylvester''s Day, 1467, is the first known with engravings, and only volumes folio, the oldest in date of books printed at Paris in French. century--How a book was illustrated on wood at the end of the Bible--English printers and their work--Engraved plates in English of the engravings for books printed at Lyons. wood engraving in the illustration of the Book, and the best artists [Illustration: Fig. 65.--Frontispiece of a book from Plantin''s printing Baskerville--English books with illustrations--Wood engraving in illustration of books by engraved plates was in the first half of the although both of these artists did excellent work in book illustration. id = 22534 author = Charless, Charlotte Taylor Blow title = A Biographical Sketch of the Life and Character of Joseph Charless In a Series of Letters to his Grandchildren date = keywords = Charless; Church; God; Lord; Louis; Mr.; Sabbath; Saviour; St.; child; dear; good; know; life; little; man summary = she was a woman upon whom the young man, far from friends and home, That dear, good grandpa, who looked young to grandma, but who good now,� and his mamma thought �my little son is conquered very soon do you ever think how good God is to have given you a praying mother, If this seems like a "love-letter" to you, my dear children, it --your dear mother (then our sweet little Lizzie) was born. honorable, and kind-hearted man, he had, in early life, contracted dear mother passed seven years of her happy childhood, and still something her father or mother had said) that the day might come when, Pleasant and merry times your dear mother had at home, with her You are not old enough, my dear little children, to remember how work together for good to them that love God, and that as our day is, id = 32997 author = Detroit news title = The Style Book of The Detroit News date = keywords = Chicago; Detroit; Germany; Michigan; News; Smith; State; United; York; avoid; capitalization; man; prefer; spelling; story; word; write summary = As a general rule write heads in the present tense. Remember always in writing heads that although a newspaper man seldom uses bad grammar, correct him when you write the story. Actually get hold of new words and then use But when the reference is general use lower-case, as the good roads Capitalize only the distinguishing words if two or more names are Use no quotes in writing testimony with question and answer. Don''t use _citizens_ when you mean simply _persons_. Don''t write _a large per cent of_ when speaking of persons when you mean Do not use both numerals and figures spelled out in one phrase. Do not use state with names of well-known cities, such as Chicago, Use _Mich._ after the names of all places in the state except: In writing obituaries the reporter must use the greatest care, for it is Don''t use the words _suicide_ and _murder_ in heads on stories id = 55919 author = Duff, E. Gordon (Edward Gordon) title = William Caxton date = keywords = British; Caxton; Copy; England; John; Library; Lord; Museum; Oxford; St.; William; Worde; book; print summary = printed books the beginnings of all the copies of which the edition of existing copies of Caxton''s books, uses the word "perfect" in The last book printed by Caxton and Mansion in partnership at Bruges Now, taking all the books printed by Caxton before the end of the year existence of three books printed by Caxton which up to that time were printed about this time, and is perhaps the first book in which Caxton rest, may have been copied from an edition printed by Caxton, but if In May, 1487, Caxton finished the printing of the _Book of Good edition printed by Caxton only one copy, and that imperfect, is known. List of books printed by De Worde, with Caxton''s types, 98 Number of books printed by Caxton, 79, 80 Number of books printed by Caxton, 79, 80 _Royal Book_, translated and printed by Caxton, sold for £2,225, 67 id = 20195 author = Fletcher, F. Morley (Frank Morley) title = Wood-Block Printing A Description of the Craft of Woodcutting and Colour Printing Based on the Japanese Practice date = keywords = FIG; block; colour; illustration; japanese; print; printing summary = The following account of colour-printing from wood-blocks is based on a The actual value of wood-block prints for use as decoration is a matter To see a few impressions taken from a set of blocks in colour printing, It is usual to print the line or key-block of a design first, as one is The complete design of a print may require several blocks for colour as block that must be cut first is that which prints the line or "key" of other blocks for printing the coloured portions of the design are cut. development of drawing in designs for wood-block prints. key-block of a Japanese print showing admirable variety in the means printing surface of a colour block would be as follows: Preparation of Paper, Ink, Colour, and Paste for Printing impression from colour-blocks as the long-fibred Japanese paper, yet it One by one each colour-block is printed in this way until the batch of id = 32400 author = Ford, John Sawtelle title = Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades date = keywords = color; dry; ink; paper; print; remove; water summary = Common writing ink may be removed from paper without injury to the print Common writing ink may be removed from paper without injury to the print colored and the lines are very thick:--To the water in which the ink has water, and still form a good ink for ordinary pens. Get a piece of plate glass and place on it a sheet of paper; then let the water, for fastening paper, prints, etc., may be made as follows:--Boil rubbed with water; dry with a wash-leather, and re-varnish. India ink and water colors can be used on this The following is a recipe for making paper water-proof:--Add a little varnish of the ink will stiffen, the paper will adhere to the type and Most colored inks work best if applied to the rollers a little at a time, Colored inks can be kept from "skinning" by pouring a little oil or water id = 33497 author = Forster, H. C. title = From Xylographs to Lead Molds; A.D. 1440-A.D. 1921 date = keywords = Coster; Electrotype; Rapid; metal; mold; plate; type summary = Between the invention of individual movable cast-metal type and the Between the invention of individual movable cast-metal type and the invented movable type, and the Department of Oriental Printed Books movable cast-metal type there was an intermediate stage of printing Bernard believed that the first movable cast-metal type were molded in molding in cooling metal so as to get a matrix-plate impression of an printing from movable, cast-metal type. who is credited with casting printing-plates in plaster-of-paris molds methods of providing a solid printing plate made by molding from an invention of printing from individual movable cast-metal type, and invention of printing from individual movable cast-metal type, and invention of printing from individual movable cast-metal type, and through a wax-coated matrix-plate to form the printing surfaces in the type, stereotyping and electrotyping, by both the wax and lead-molding plates to those papers that print directly from type and cuts, and id = 20374 author = Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William) title = Capitals A Primer of Information about Capitalization with some Practical Typographic Hints as to the Use of Capitals date = keywords = Hamilton; New; capital; word summary = capital, is used in combination with lower-case letters or with small 1. Use a capital letter to begin every sentence and every word or group 2. Use a capital letter to begin every line of poetry. 3. Use a capital letter to begin every quotation consisting of a The word "the" is capitalized when it forms an actual part of the title In reprinting letters it is common to use small capitals for the name of small capitals under the general rules of taste which govern the use of Capitals occupy more of the type-body than lower-case letters and Combinations of large and small capitals and lower-case like the What are the general rules for the use of capitals? How do you use capitals in writing names of persons in English and Give the rules for the use of capitals in foreign book titles. Give the rules for the use of capitals in personal titles. id = 33828 author = Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William) title = Abbreviations and Signs A Primer of Information about Abbreviations and Signs, with Classified Lists of Those in Most Common Use date = keywords = Hamilton; Knight; Massachusetts; New; Royal; St.; abbreviation summary = The use of abbreviations and signs is partly a matter of office style and The {2} methods of abbreviation in use in written matter Ergo A non est producibile a Deo. The best present usage is to use abbreviations very sparingly. abbreviations are often needed in book work for footnotes and tables and in like make extensive use of abbreviations and signs. a manuscript book of unlisted abbreviations which he has to use repeatedly Dates are not generally abbreviated in regular text matter; _The printed in innumerable editions book, chapter and verse; act, scene and The following lists of abbreviations will be found useful. 4. What is the general rule for the use of abbreviations? 4. What is the general rule for the use of abbreviations? 7. What are the rules for the use of abbreviations in dates? and useful information relating to a variety of printing-press id = 34869 author = Hill, Thomas George title = The Essentials of Illustration A Practical Guide to the Reproduction of Drawings & Photographs for the Use of Scientists & Others date = keywords = Botany; London; Ltd.; Vol; drawing; fig; half; illustration; line; plate summary = known straightforward line drawings reproduced by half-tone; in other of the plate, the drawing is made on the paper with a pencil of a Fig. 1.--A wood engraving, by Edmund Evans, from the original drawing engravings are reproductions of line drawings, so that although we may [Illustration: PLATE 7.--Half Tone reproduction of a photograph taken In making drawings for reproduction by means of the half-tone process, line block, whilst the third is a reproduction by half-tone of a [Illustration: PLATE 12.--Three Colour Half Tone.] In making their drawings for reproduction by line blocks, authors have expressed by drawing with white ink on black paper. black ink where the reproduction by line block is possible. important, so that the result is a block or a plate which will print inches for half tone three colour blocks and photogravure plates. skill is required; for ordinary printing on good plate paper the id = 43691 author = Hindley, Charles title = The History of the Catnach Press at Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Alnwick and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, in Northumberland, and Seven Dials, London date = keywords = Alnwick; Bewick; Catnach; Court; Davison; Dials; James; Jemmy; Joan; John; Life; London; Mary; Monmouth; Morgan; Mr.; Mrs.; Old; Press; Printer; Ryle; Seven; St.; Street; William; illustration; murder summary = "A COLLECTION of Books and Wood-cuts of James Catnach, late of Seven ha''penny!_ Presently we saw the man turn into a wide court-like place, Times of James Catnach--late of Seven Dials--Ballad Monger." And for the scraps of information we had obtained, we wrote to our old friend, Mr. John Morgan, on the subject, and from him we received the letters that Catnach got on like a house on fire printing Religious Sheets, then and the Red Barn, so that is the way Catnach got on from a poor man to of the publication of the Life and Times of James Catnach--late of Seven Of the early life of John Catnach, (_Kat-nak_), the father, we have little John Catnach had a great relish for printing such works as would admit of London life to John Catnach proved very disastrous, matters never went or, "_Old Jemmy_" Catnach commenced business in Seven Dials it took all id = 48313 author = Johnson, Rossiter title = Phaeton Rogers: A Novel of Boy Life date = keywords = Aunt; Box; Burton; Dublin; Edmund; Fay; Holman; Jack; Jimmy; Mercy; Monkey; Mr.; Ned; Patsy; Phaeton; Roe; Rogers; good summary = "He looks to me like a very kicky horse," said Ned; "and I wouldn''t "But none of us have been used to riding that way," said Ned. Without replying, his uncle folded a blanket, laid it on the horse''s "You walk on the nigh side," said Phaeton to me, "and let Ned take the "I haven''t got any money with me," said Phaeton; "but I know a short "I think I like that way best," said Ned. "I don''t know anybody better than Jack-in-the-Box," said Ned. "All right," said Ned, for in these things he was a wise boy, and a "I''m afraid the invention doesn''t look practical to you," said Ned. Before Jack could answer, Isaac Holman appeared at the door of the box, "Good gracious, Ned!" said Phaeton, "why did you print this thing "You''re the very boy--I mean man--I wanted to see," said Ned, running id = 48794 author = Library of Congress title = Pioneer Imprints from Fifty States date = keywords = Assembly; Congress; Footnote; Gazette; Laws; Library; New; November; St.; State; Territory; Thomas; Washington; William; York; illustration summary = (New-York, William Bradford, 1693) is an 11-page work printed sometime New Jersey imprint in the Library of Congress would be an 18-page The earliest Library of Congress copies of South Carolina imprints The Library''s copy of the third issue bears on the title page the [Footnote 26: A Library of Congress stamp on this copy is dated 1876.] The earliest Florida printing in the Library is the third issue, newspaper issues, and the Library of Congress has the only known copy. example of Ohio printing to be found at the Library of Congress: _Laws more of the public News-papers printed in the Territory, in the State second known imprint excepting newspaper issues, printed by Stout late The earliest example of Missouri printing in the Library of Congress The earliest Texas printing in the Library of Congress is the number The earliest Montana imprints in the Library of Congress were printed id = 35191 author = Middleton, Thomas C. (Thomas Cooke) title = Some notes on the bibliography of the Philippines date = keywords = Arte; Father; Luzon; Madrid; Manila; Philippines; Retana; Tagal; Zúñiga; spanish; work summary = Philippina; (4) Philippine Presses; (5) Introduction of Printing into are styled, a work praised by Retana as replete with Indian plant-lore. works in each of the twenty-seven dialects of the Philippines is Now for the promised works of chief authority on Philippine 1834), by a missionary of that order--the only work, perhaps, printed only work of its class, printed at Manila, first in 1732, and again The first fruit itself of the Philippine press--thus styled by Retana, 1893) Retana names a work printed references made by Retana to other Philippine prints than the ones year, and Father Blancas'' Arte is not the earliest Philippine imprint. of the Philippine archipelago, the press was at work, is a puzzle, the press was at work prior to the year 1610, and the Tagal Arte the introduction of the printing-press into the Philippines. Retana has given, with a list of the early presses in the Philippines, id = 31596 author = Morris, William title = The Art and Craft of Printing date = keywords = Chaucer; December; Kelmscott; Morris; Mr.; November; Press; Sir; William; type summary = books set up in Hammersmith and printed at his office in Clifford''s Inn. It was at this time that William Morris began to collect the mediæval books printed on this paper are The Earthly Paradise, The Floure and the AN ANNOTATED LIST OF ALL THE BOOKS PRINTED AT THE KELMSCOTT PRESS IN THE Mr. Morris bought a copy of this book, printed by Wynkyn de Worde in 4to books printed in the Troy type. It was the first book printed in Chaucer type. As far back as June 11, 1891, Mr. Morris spoke of printing a Chaucer with a black-letter fount which he The first books were printed in black letter, i. They printed very few books in this type, three only; but a small book should be printed on paper which is as thin as may be a small book should be printed on paper which is as thin as may be id = 46241 author = Morris, William title = Some Notes on Early Woodcut Books, with a Chapter on Illuminated Manuscripts date = keywords = Augsburg; Gunther; Ulm; Zainer; book; french; german summary = ON THE ARTISTIC QUALITIES OF THE WOODCUT BOOKS OF ULM AND AUGSBURG IN school of woodcut book ornament second to none as to character, and, I The earliest of these picture-books with a date is Gunther Zainer''s Spiegel above mentioned; fifth, a beautiful little book, the story of century work occurs in John Zainer''s folio books, and has some works the coming degradation of book-ornament in Germany. ornament can be found in any German printed book, though, as I think, pictures from wood blocks is earlier than that of printing books, and the rest, all these books have great merit as works of art; it would We have now come to the wood-cuts which ornament the regular books of school of Gothic book illustration; the cuts in our early printed exceedingly beautiful piece of ornamental design, very well cut. making ornamental books as in other artistic work. id = 35494 author = Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William) title = Fine Books date = keywords = Augsburg; Basel; Bible; British; Cambridge; Caxton; Cologne; England; English; France; Gutenberg; Hans; Henry; Horae; Italy; Jean; Johann; John; Latin; Library; London; Lyon; Mainz; Mr.; Museum; New; Nuremberg; Oxford; Paris; Robert; Rome; Sir; Strassburg; Thomas; Venice; Vérard; William; book; edition; french; german; greek; illustration; italian; print summary = Bamberg several books with woodcut illustrations and printed printer was only employed for a short time to print one or more books than fine copies of two well-printed books in which the printer has The natural method of illustrating a book printed with type is by means probably the first illustrated book printed in Germany, the cuts were illustration of books printed in movable type began in Italy as early as interest in the history of French book-illustration and printing, since were made, and an edition in book form was printed some time after may note that Caxton printed 100 books and editions that have come down Cologne, printing at, 61, 169, 205, 225, 231; book-illustration at, Florence, early printing, 67, 70, book-illustration at, 133-9, 267; Germany, printing in, 44-64, 169 _sq._, 224; book-illustration, Louvain, early printing at, 73; book-illustration, 122; English Venice early printing, 66 _sq._; book-illustration, 125-32, 194-7, id = 33413 author = Rawlings, Gertrude Burford title = The Story of Books date = keywords = Abbey; Bible; Caxton; England; France; Gutenberg; Italy; John; Latin; Mentz; Rome; book; english; illustration; irish; print; roman; type summary = predecessors of type-printed books, as they are usually considered to copies of this work were printed than of any other block-book whatever. Only one block-book is known to have been printed in France, and that is first book printed at the Mentz press, and, for all that can be proved printed book was produced is not known. book-printing in Venice for five years. printed at the same place, and about the year 1475, the first book in considered to be the first book printed by Caxton, perhaps with as being probably the earliest English-printed service-book extant. in 1461, and thus was at one time supposed to be the first book printed In the same year that London began to print appeared the first books whether he was its printer), and probably printed some other books which The first book printed in the Gaelic language, though in Roman type, has id = 31006 author = Saunders, Frederick title = The Author''s Printing and Publishing Assistant Comprising Explanations of the Process of Printing; Preparation and Calculation of Manuscripts; Choice of Paper, Type, Binding, Illustrations, Publishing, Advertising, &c.; with an Exemplification and Description of the Typographical Marks Used in the Correction of the Press date = keywords = 8vo; Manuscript; Page; Paper; Post; Press; Vols; author; printing; type; work summary = Paper, Type, Binding, Illustrations, Publishing, details of Printing and Publishing as shall enable Authors to form their work is to be printed:--if in Folio, four pages; if in Quarto, eight "Press," which is the order for Printing off the entire number of copies Printing a work is the setting of the Type, arising from the fact that Paper for Printing the number of sheets required is first laid open. beauty depends on what is called the Press-work, to produce which long great speed are required; for ordinary works, and fine Printing, the In another place he enumerates the works he had printed Engravings on Wood, are usually Printed with the Letter Press, for which Pica is the type usually employed in Printing works of History, It is not, perhaps, generally known, that Works Printed in London may be The publishers of this little work have had a volume printed in id = 26029 author = Slater, John Rothwell title = Printing and the Renaissance A paper read before the Fortnightly Club of Rochester, New York date = keywords = Aldus; Erasmus; Estienne; Renaissance; book; greek; printing summary = Printing did not begin the publication and dissemination of books. We must pass over entirely the history of publishing and book-selling in This preliminary sketch of the book-publishing business before printing In all these early German books, printed of course in Latin, the type Arnold Pannartz, and set them at work printing liturgical books for the Between 1470 and his death in 1480 he printed many fine books, times to a similar heavy type for the printing of German text; but the select five great printers of the Renaissance, and to examine their work on with my task of printing good books, it must great ecclesiastical printers of Venice and of Rome, the printing of the The very first book he published was an edition of the Greek Testament, years before Estienne published his edition in Paris, Froben published chiefly the Latin and Greek classics, Koberger the id = 46113 author = Stewart, A. A. (Alexander A.) title = Typesetting A primer of information about working at the case, justifying, spacing, correcting, making-up, and other operations employed in setting type by hand date = keywords = FIG; case; illustration; letter; line; page; space; type summary = A line of type may be well spaced but improperly justified. spaces and quads, for usual composition when the type is to be used for Each line of type must end with a completed word or a syllable. When a line of type has been set in the composing stick it should be letters or words, are corrected by pressing the line at both ends to The standard space between words in ordinary roman lower-case type is make the lines the desired length, the letter-spacing of a few words roman types the spaces in a line may need to be of unequal thickness in naturally call for open spacing of type lines. For book pages set in one size of type the length should be determined How is the length of book pages set in one size of type FULL MEASURE--Type lines set the full width of the column of page