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Book/Printed Material A history of the art of printing

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Title

  • A history of the art of printing : from its invention to its wide-spread development in the middle of the 16th century : preceded by a short account of the origin of the alphabet and the successive methods of recording events and multiplying ms. books before the invention of printing

Names

  • Humphreys, Henry Noel, 1810-1879
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • London : B. Quaritch, 1867.

Headings

  • -  Printing--History--Origin and antecedents
  • -  Printing--History--16th century
  • -  Printing--Specimens

Notes

  • -  "The first issue consists of 300 numbered copies ... After their dispersion, a small second issue will be made, and the stones are guaranteed then to be destroyed"--Slip tipped in LC copy.
  • -  Bibliography: p. [209]-212.
  • -  LC has copy no. 128 of the first issue.
  • -  LAC knj 2019-04-29 update (2 cards)

Medium

  • xii, 212 p., 100 [i.e. 106] leaves of plates : ill., facsims. (some col.) ; 36 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Z124 .H92 1867

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 81186469

Online Format

  • online text
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Humphreys, Henry Noel, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. A History of the Art of Printing: From Its Invention to Its Wide-Spread Development in the Middle of the 16th Century: Preceded by a Short Account of the Origin of the Alphabet and the Successive Methods of Recording Events and Multiplying Ms. Books Before the Invention of Printing. London: B. Quaritch, 1867. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/81186469/.

APA citation style:

Humphreys, H. N. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1867) A History of the Art of Printing: From Its Invention to Its Wide-Spread Development in the Middle of the 16th Century: Preceded by a Short Account of the Origin of the Alphabet and the Successive Methods of Recording Events and Multiplying Ms. Books Before the Invention of Printing. London: B. Quaritch. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/81186469/.

MLA citation style:

Humphreys, Henry Noel, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. A History of the Art of Printing: From Its Invention to Its Wide-Spread Development in the Middle of the 16th Century: Preceded by a Short Account of the Origin of the Alphabet and the Successive Methods of Recording Events and Multiplying Ms. Books Before the Invention of Printing. London: B. Quaritch, 1867. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/81186469/>.