 | Stephen Jones - Biography - 1799 - 456 pages
...with John of Guttemburgh ; their types were cut in wood, and fixed, not moveable as at present; having printed off a considerable number of copies of the Bible, to imitate those which were commonly sold in MS. Fust undertook the sale of them at Paris, where the art of printing was then unknown. As he... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Anecdotes - 1807 - 538 pages
...Bibles of the first printer, Fust, appeared to the world. When he had discovered this new art, and printed off a considerable number of copies of the Bible, to imitate those which were commonly sold in MS., he undertook the salt; of them at Paris. It was his interest to conceal" this discovery, and... | |
 | Stephen Jones - Biography - 1811 - 490 pages
...with John of Guttemburgh ; their types were cut in wood, and fixed, not moveable as at present; having printed off a considerable number of copies of the Bible, to imitate those which were commonly «old in MS. Fust undertook the •ale of them at Paris, where the art of printing was then unknown.... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - England - 1819 - 174 pages
...Faustus," handed down to the present times. Faustus, in partnership with Peter Schoeffer, in the year 1462, printed off a considerable number of copies of the Bible, to imitate those which were commonly sold in manuscript. Fust undertook the sale of them at Paris, where the art of printing was then unknown.... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - Boxing - 1820 - 122 pages
...Faustus," handed down to the present times. Faustus, in partnership with Peter Schoeffer, in theyear 1462, printed off a considerable number of copies of the Bible, to imitate those which were commonly sold in manuscript. Fust undertook the sale of them at Paris, where the art of printing was then unknown.... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1822 - 430 pages
...of their first printer, Faust, appeared to the world. When he had discovered this new art, and had printed off a considerable number of copies of the Bible, to imitate those which were commonly sold in manuscript, he undertook the sale of them at Paris. It was his interest to conceal this discovery,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Literature - 1823 - 574 pages
...off a considerable number of copies of the bible, to imitate those which were commonly sold in MSS., he undertook the sale of them at Paris. It was his...discovery, and to pass off his printed copies for MSS. But as he was enabled to sell his bibles at sixty crowns, while the other scribes demanded five hundred,... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 384 pages
...considerable number of copies of the Bible, to imitate those which were commonly sold in manuscript, he undertook the sale of them at Paris. It was his...this discovery, and to pass off his printed copies as manuscripts. But as he was enabled to sell his Bibles at sixty crowns, while the scribes demanded... | |
 | William Oxberry - English literature - 1824 - 384 pages
...of their first printer, Faust, appeared to the world. When he had discovered this new art, and had printed off a considerable number of copies of the Bible, to imitate those which were commonly sold in manuscript, he undertook the sale of them at Paris. It was his interest to conceal this discovery,... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - Culture in literature - 1824 - 538 pages
...Bibles of the first printer, Fust, appeared to the world. When he had discovered this new art, and printed off a considerable number of copies of the bible, to imitate those which were commonly sold in MSS., he undertook the sale of them at Paris. It was his interest to conceal this discovery, and... | |
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When he had discovered this new art, and printed off a considerable number of copies of the Bible, to imitate those which were commonly sold in MSS., he undertook the sale of them at Paris. It was his interest to conceal this discovery, and to pass off... 
