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Excerpt from Some Early Type Specimen Books of England, Holland, France, Italy, and Germany
This edition is illustrated with severa portraits - Coster, the reputed inventor of Printing, J unius, the Historian, John Enschede, and Fleischman, the celebrated punch cutter. There is a long preface recounting the origin of the foundry, and we meet in the specimen an evident bid for foreign orders, the names of the founts being placed above each specimen in Dutch, German, French, and English.
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This edition is illustrated with severa portraits - Coster, the reputed inventor of Printing, J unius, the Historian, John Enschede, and Fleischman, the celebrated punch cutter. There is a long preface recounting the origin of the foundry, and we meet in the specimen an evident bid for foreign orders, the names of the founts being placed above each specimen in Dutch, German, French, and English.
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.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
William Blades
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780484079662
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 28
Paperback
Contributors
Author
William Blades
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331589419
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.2 cm
Page Count - 30
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