A Dictionary of Printers and Printing: With the Progress of Literature; Ancient and Modern |
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Page 59
... written CIO Half of that , viz . I or D , is 500. - C , the first letter of centum , stands for 100 ; which C was anciently written E , and so half of it will be 50 , L. X denotes 10 , which is twice 5 , made of two V's , one at top and ...
... written CIO Half of that , viz . I or D , is 500. - C , the first letter of centum , stands for 100 ; which C was anciently written E , and so half of it will be 50 , L. X denotes 10 , which is twice 5 , made of two V's , one at top and ...
Page 67
... written , containing interlineations , erasures , and variations in the size of the paper ; to these irregularities the attention must be closely directed , but they will too frequently baffle the best endeavours at calculation . Such a ...
... written , containing interlineations , erasures , and variations in the size of the paper ; to these irregularities the attention must be closely directed , but they will too frequently baffle the best endeavours at calculation . Such a ...
Page 115
... written or printed , in fair and legible characters , the name and place of abode of the person or persons by whom he or she shall be employed to print the same : and every person printing any paper for hire , reward , gain , or profit ...
... written or printed , in fair and legible characters , the name and place of abode of the person or persons by whom he or she shall be employed to print the same : and every person printing any paper for hire , reward , gain , or profit ...
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... writing is , beyond doubt , the most useful art which man possesses , Writing is plainly an improvement upon speech ... Written characters are of two sorts ; they are either signs for things , or signs for words . Of the former sort ...
... writing is , beyond doubt , the most useful art which man possesses , Writing is plainly an improvement upon speech ... Written characters are of two sorts ; they are either signs for things , or signs for words . Of the former sort ...
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... Writing of the Angels , " as it was anciently called , and the science of Astrology , there is a near connexion ; because the nature and influences of the stars themselves , are to be taken into consideration , when the letters of ...
... Writing of the Angels , " as it was anciently called , and the science of Astrology , there is a near connexion ; because the nature and influences of the stars themselves , are to be taken into consideration , when the letters of ...
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