The History of PrintingS.P.C.K., 1855 - 232 pagine |
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Pagina 12
... 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 then gently rubbed on the back , and a clear copy of the writing remains on the surface of ...
... 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 then gently rubbed on the back , and a clear copy of the writing remains on the surface of ...
Pagina 22
... side only , and the leaves are pasted together in order that the eye might not be offended by the naked sides . The types are rude , the lines uneven , the pages differ in size , nor are they numbered ; the words , whenever a part of ...
... side only , and the leaves are pasted together in order that the eye might not be offended by the naked sides . The types are rude , the lines uneven , the pages differ in size , nor are they numbered ; the words , whenever a part of ...
Pagina 30
... side of the leaf was printed on ; the first letter of the chapter was left blank , and was afterwards painted , and blanks were left for Greek quotations , which were written in . At first thin vellum was used for printing on , but it ...
... side of the leaf was printed on ; the first letter of the chapter was left blank , and was afterwards painted , and blanks were left for Greek quotations , which were written in . At first thin vellum was used for printing on , but it ...
Pagina 96
... side of the paper only . No man is strong enough to give the pressure required in printing some of the large sheets , such as those on which the newspapers have been printed since the invention of the machine . The machine excels in ...
... side of the paper only . No man is strong enough to give the pressure required in printing some of the large sheets , such as those on which the newspapers have been printed since the invention of the machine . The machine excels in ...
Pagina 109
... side of the paper at a time ; another was soon con- structed which printed both sides before the sheet left the machine . This is what is called the perfecting machine . But these machines were complicated and liable to get out of order ...
... side of the paper at a time ; another was soon con- structed which printed both sides before the sheet left the machine . This is what is called the perfecting machine . But these machines were complicated and liable to get out of order ...
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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.