The Old Printer and the Modern Press

CHAPTER III.

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Caxton abroad—Caxton's mercantile pursuits—Restrictions on Trade— Caxton's Commission—Merchants' Marks—Beginnings of Printing—Playing Cards—Wood-engraving—Block-books—Moveable Types—Guttenberg— Guttenberg's Statue—Festival at Mentz 44