Books in chains, and other bibliographical papers by William Blades
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| Author | Blades, William, 1824-1890 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 02002024 |
| Title | Books in chains, and other bibliographical papers |
| Original Publication | London: Elliot Stock, 1892. |
| Note | Four of the articles originally appeared in The Book-worm, Jan. 1869-May 1888. |
| Contents | Introduction, by H. B. W -- Books in chains: Wimborne Minster. England and abroad -- The use and development of signatures in books -- The early schools of typography -- On the present aspect of the question: Who was the inventor of printing? -- De ortu typographiæ -- Early Greek types of the Royal Printing Office, Paris, and the chancellor of Cambridge University -- The first printing-press in England, as pictorially presented. |
| Credits | deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | Z: Bibliography, Library science |
| Subject | Bibliography |
| Subject | Printing -- History -- Origin and antecedents |
| Subject | Printing -- England -- History |
| Subject | Chained books |
| Subject | Signatures (Printing) |
| Subject | Greek type |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 79115 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-79115-9 |
| Release Date | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 472 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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