Page [1]
- The scribe at work, opp. p. [1]
- Assyrian clay tablet, p. [1]
- Ancient Roman reading manuscript, p. [2]
- Roman waxed tablet, p. [3]
- The Egyptian “Book of the Dead,” p. [3]
- Evolution of the alphabet, p. [4]
- Capital letters of the ancient Romans, p. [4]
- Uncial letters of the sixth century, p. [5]
- Half-uncial letters, p. [5]
- Gothic letters of the fifth century, p. [5]
- Page from the “Book of Kells,” p. [6]
THE ORIGIN OF TYPOGRAPHY
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- Portion from Fust and Schœffer’s Psalter of 1457, opp. p. [7]
- French playing card, a block print, p. [7]
- Image print of 1423, p. [7]
- Bible of the Poor, from block book, p. [8]
- Text page from the block book “Ars Moriendi,” p. [8]
- Page from an engraved wood block, p. [9]
- Page from separate metal types, p. [9]
- Two pages from the Huntington copy of Gutenberg’s Bible, p. [12]
- Decorated page from Gutenberg’s famous Bible of Forty-two Lines, opp. p. [12]
THE SPREAD OF TYPOGRAPHY
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- The Venetian style of typography and decoration, opp. p. [13]
- The spread of typography (table), p. [13]
- Page printed by Koburger, p. [14]
- The first displayed composition, p. [14]
- A page from the famous Bamberg Missal, opp. p. [14]
- The first italic, a page by Aldus, p. [15]
- Specimens from Plantin’s Polyglot Bible of 1569, pp. [16], [17]
- Gothic ornamental pieces, from a “Book of Hours,” p. [16]
- Page by England’s first printer, p. [17]
- Page in English by John Daye, p. [18]
- The first Psalter in English, p. [18]
TYPOGRAPHY IN COLONIAL DAYS
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