A Dictionary of Printers and Printing: With the Progress of Literature; Ancient and Modern |
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... original copy ; in which case the number of asterisks is multiplied according to the largeness of the chasm ; and not only whole lines , but frequently whole pages are left blank , and marked with lines of stars . In satyrizing persons ...
... original copy ; in which case the number of asterisks is multiplied according to the largeness of the chasm ; and not only whole lines , but frequently whole pages are left blank , and marked with lines of stars . In satyrizing persons ...
Page 57
... original fount , either in thickness , in height , in depth , or in lining , even when cast in moulds of the same body . This is a serious evil , and particularly destructive to a fount of letter . It reflects discredit not only on the ...
... original fount , either in thickness , in height , in depth , or in lining , even when cast in moulds of the same body . This is a serious evil , and particularly destructive to a fount of letter . It reflects discredit not only on the ...
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... original descent . Manutius invented this sort of letter in order to accomplish the design he had conceived of executing a collection of the best works in a smaller form ( 8vo . ) than was at that time in use , the first idea of which ...
... original descent . Manutius invented this sort of letter in order to accomplish the design he had conceived of executing a collection of the best works in a smaller form ( 8vo . ) than was at that time in use , the first idea of which ...
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... original agreement . The time of beginning to be the same uniformly as agreed upon by the Printer and Companionship , i . e . either a two , three , or four o'clock paper ; and at whatever hour the journal goes to press one morning ...
... original agreement . The time of beginning to be the same uniformly as agreed upon by the Printer and Companionship , i . e . either a two , three , or four o'clock paper ; and at whatever hour the journal goes to press one morning ...
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... original . " As writing advanced from pictures of visible objects to hieroglyphics , or symbols of things invisible ; from these latter , it advanced among some nations to simple arbitrary marks , which stood for objects , though ...
... original . " As writing advanced from pictures of visible objects to hieroglyphics , or symbols of things invisible ; from these latter , it advanced among some nations to simple arbitrary marks , which stood for objects , though ...
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