Early Typography

THE CLAIMS OF COSTER AND HAARLEM CONSIDERED, AS OPPOSED TO THOSE OF GUTENBERG AND MENTZ.--CLAIMS BASED UPON TRADITION.--NO CONTEMPORARY AUTHORITIES IN THEIR FAVOR.--ABUNDANCE OF...

JOHN GUTENBERG.--FIRST ATTEMPTS AT TYPOGRAPHY IN STRASBURG.--DIFFICULTIES.--INVENTION OF THE PRESS.--LAWSUIT.--RETURN TO MENTZ.--CONNECTION WITH FAUST.--SUCCESS.--MAZARIN BIBLE...

THE WORKS OF FAUST AND SCHŒFFER.--LEGEND OF THE PRINTER’S DEVIL.--MONUMENTS IN GERMANY TO GUTENBERG, FAUST AND SCHŒFFER.--SEPARABLE LETTERS FIRST INVENTED IN CHINA.--CHARACTERIS...

DATE OF THE ORIGIN OF TYPOGRAPHY IN EUROPE.--ALLEGED EARLY ENGRAVINGS.--PLAYING CARDS.--BLOCK-BOOKS.--MR. F. HOLT’S HYPOTHESIS.--EVIDENCE OF COSTUME.--GERMAN “BRIEF-MALERS.”--DE...

INTRODUCTORY.--LETTER-PRESS PRINTING THE “DIVINE AND NOBLE” ART--WHY SO TERMED.--FREEDOM OF THE PRESS--WHERE FIRST PROCLAIMED.--PRINTING KNOWN IN CHINA FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL.--ME...

of the Printer’s Devil.--Monuments in Germany to Gutenberg, Faust and Schœffer.--Separable Letters first invented in China.--Characteristics of Ancient Printed Books.--The “Comp...

as opposed to those of Gutenberg and Mentz.--Claims based upon Tradition.--No Contemporary Authorities in their favor.--Abundance of such testimony in favor of Gutenberg and Men...

Typography in Strasburg.--Difficulties.--Invention of the Press.--Lawsuit.--Return to Mentz.--Connection with Faust.--Success.--Mazarin Bible the first Book printed from Separab...

Europe.--Alleged Early Engravings.--Playing Cards.--Block-books.--Mr. F. Holt’s Hypothesis.--Evidence of Costume.--German “Brief-malers.”--Decree of Government of Venice.--State...