 ... the flourishes of the pen; but what could prompt them to confound themselves with an infinite number of ligatures, cannot so well be accounted for. Greek is, however, now "cast almost every where without either ligatures or abbreviations, except where...  The Printing of Greek in the Fifteenth Century - Page 148by Robert Proctor - 1900 - 217 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Johnson - Printers - 1824 - 648 pages
...entirely lost its credit ; and Greek, at present, is cast almost every-where without ligatures and abbreviations, unless where founders will not forbear...to a compositor who knows how to use them properly. But as we have intimated, that the useful sorts of a fount of Greek letter may be lodged in a pair... | |
 | Thomas Curson Hansard - Printing - 1825 - 1114 pages
...without either ligatures or abbreviations, except where founders have express orders for them. Some few, however, not only grace Greek letter, but are also...to a compositor who knows how to use them properly. 456 Having intimated that the useful sorts of a fount of Greek letter may be lodged in a pair of cases... | |
 | Thomas F. Adams - Printing - 1857 - 300 pages
...without either ligatures or abbreviations, except where founders have express orders for them. Some few, however, not only grace Greek letter, but are also...to a compositor who knows how to use them properly. Having intimated that the useful sorts of a fount of Greek letter may be lodged in a pair of cases... | |
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