The History of PrintingS.P.C.K., 1855 - 232 pagine |
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Pagina 3
... paper , linen , silk , and other fabrics . There are several kinds of printing ; from moveable letters , and from metal casts obtained from them , for books ; from engravings on wood and metal , for pic- tures ; from blocks , on which ...
... paper , linen , silk , and other fabrics . There are several kinds of printing ; from moveable letters , and from metal casts obtained from them , for books ; from engravings on wood and metal , for pic- tures ; from blocks , on which ...
Pagina 11
... paper was then pressed upon them , and an inken copy of the letters was thereby transferred to the paper . This was really and truly the art of printing . The Chinese are remarkable for their sta- tionary character . They are nearly the ...
... paper was then pressed upon them , and an inken copy of the letters was thereby transferred to the paper . This was really and truly the art of printing . The Chinese are remarkable for their sta- tionary character . They are nearly the ...
Pagina 12
... paper , and while the ink is still wet , the paper is laid on the surface of the block , the side written on being downwards , so that the writing appears in an inverted order through the thin paper on which it is written . The paper is ...
... paper , and while the ink is still wet , the paper is laid on the surface of the block , the side written on being downwards , so that the writing appears in an inverted order through the thin paper on which it is written . The paper is ...
Pagina 13
... paper on the inked letters , with the other brush he gently rubs the back of the paper . This effects the printing ; and so expert are the workmen , that even in this rude way , one man can print two thousand copies in a day . It is a ...
... paper on the inked letters , with the other brush he gently rubs the back of the paper . This effects the printing ; and so expert are the workmen , that even in this rude way , one man can print two thousand copies in a day . It is a ...
Pagina 17
... paper money stamped with a seal coloured with vermilion , and he ranked it as one of the wonders of China . About the time that Marco Polo related his travels , the simplest form of printing began to be practised in Europe . Printing ...
... paper money stamped with a seal coloured with vermilion , and he ranked it as one of the wonders of China . About the time that Marco Polo related his travels , the simplest form of printing began to be practised in Europe . Printing ...
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afterwards amongst art of printing beautiful Bible bishops blind block books printed called catalogue Caxton Chapel Chinese Cochlæus Cologne colour commenced compositor contrivance copy Coster cylinder machine described drawing drum edition England English engraving errors etching ground Faust French frisket Guttenberg Haarlem hand impressions improvement instance invention inventor king Koenig laid lampblack learned letters lever lines lithography logographic London Lord Stanhope master ment Mentz metal casts metal types mezzotinto Miles Coverdale mode mould moveable types multiplied Naboth niello obtained parchment persons pica piece placed platen practised pressman printers printing books printing cylinder printing machine printing-office proof pulp punches roller round says Schoeffer screw Scriptures seal Senefelder sheet of paper sheets an hour side stamped stereotype stone surface tion translation turned tympan Tyndale type-founders whilst William Caxton wood wooden types words workman writing written Wynkyn de Worde
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Pagina 6 - Thus saith the Lord , Hast thou killed , and also taken possession ? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the Lord, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
Pagina 4 - Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you : I am the LORD.
Pagina 5 - Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were printed in a book! That they were graven with an iron pen and lead In the rock for ever!
Pagina 108 - Journal of this day presents to the public the practical result of the greatest improvement connected with printing since the discovery of the art itself. The reader of this paragraph now holds in his hand one of the many thousand impressions of The Times newspaper which were taken off last night by a mechanical apparatus.
Pagina 108 - Times newspaper, which were taken off last night by a mechanical apparatus. A system of machinery almost organic has been devised and arranged, which, while it relieves the human frame of its most laborious efforts in printing, far exceeds all human powers in rapidity and dispatch.
Pagina 187 - James's time took an excellent way. That Part of the Bible was given to him who was most excellent in such a Tongue (as the Apocrypha to Andrew Downs) and then they met together, and one read the Translation, the rest holding in their Hands some Bible, either of the learned Tongues, or French, Spanish, Italian, &c. If they found any Fault, they spoke; if not, he read on.
Pagina 56 - And for as much as in the writing of the same my pen is worn, my hand weary and not steadfast, mine eyne dimmed with overmuch looking on the white paper, and my courage not so prone and ready to labour as it hath been, and that age creepeth on me daily and feebleth all the body, and also because I have promised to divers gentlemen and to my friends to address to them as hastily as I might this said book...
Pagina 103 - ... by all who called for it, the word " Universal " being universally omitted, and the word " Register " being only retained. " Boy, bring me the Register ! " The waiter answers, " Sir, we have not a library, but you may see it at the New Exchange coffee-house.
Pagina 103 - Tristram, suffered from unusual casualties, both laughable and serious, arising from its name, which, on its introduction, was immediately curtailed of its fair proportion by all who called for it, the word Universal being universally omitted, and the word Register being only retained. 'Boy, bring me The Register...
Pagina 103 - Ladies. For these and other reasons, the parents of the UNIVERSAL REGISTER have added to its original name that of the TIMES; which, being a monosyllable, bids defiance to corruptors and mutilators of the language.