The History of Printing in America: With a Biography of Printers, and an Account of Newspapers; to which is Prefixed a Concise View of the Discovery and Progress of the Art in Other Parts of the World : [Faksim. in Kupferstich], Volume 1 |
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Page 37
... seen idle ; some are employed in the manufacturing of cloth , some in that of paper , " & c . " The demand for this paper was so great to- ward the end of the third century , that when the ty- rant Firmus conquered Egypt , he boasted ...
... seen idle ; some are employed in the manufacturing of cloth , some in that of paper , " & c . " The demand for this paper was so great to- ward the end of the third century , that when the ty- rant Firmus conquered Egypt , he boasted ...
Page 41
... seen a registration of some acts of John Cranden , prior of Ely , made upon paper , which bear date in the four- teenth year of king Edward the second , that is , Anno Domini 1320. This invention seems to have been brought 1 F OF BOOKS .
... seen a registration of some acts of John Cranden , prior of Ely , made upon paper , which bear date in the four- teenth year of king Edward the second , that is , Anno Domini 1320. This invention seems to have been brought 1 F OF BOOKS .
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... bet- ter manner than in England . I have seen books , printed at Paris about two hundred and fifty years ago , on paper which appears to have been chiefly made from silk . It resembles the Chinese paper in 42 HISTORY OF PRINTING .
... bet- ter manner than in England . I have seen books , printed at Paris about two hundred and fifty years ago , on paper which appears to have been chiefly made from silk . It resembles the Chinese paper in 42 HISTORY OF PRINTING .
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... was used by the scribes . No rules at the sides , head or feet of the pages , or between the columns , were used by the scribes , nor were they to be seen in books made by the earliest printers . The use of rules 2 . OF BOOKS . 51.
... was used by the scribes . No rules at the sides , head or feet of the pages , or between the columns , were used by the scribes , nor were they to be seen in books made by the earliest printers . The use of rules 2 . OF BOOKS . 51.
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... seen , were red and blue ; and , in books , made three or four hundred years ago , they appear as fresh as if just laid on ; and , although some of the manuscripts have been , in part , decayed , by having been frequently wet , and by ...
... seen , were red and blue ; and , in books , made three or four hundred years ago , they appear as fresh as if just laid on ; and , although some of the manuscripts have been , in part , decayed , by having been frequently wet , and by ...
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Page 258 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day ; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord JESUS CHRIST, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 2 - States entitled an act for the encouragement of learning hy securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the author., and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned, and also to an act entitled an act supplementary to an act, entitled an act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies during the times therein mentioned and extending the benefits thereof to the arts of designing, engraving and...
Page 2 - THOMAS, of the said District, has deposited in this Office the Title of a Book, the Right whereof he claims as Author, in the Words following, to 'wit : The History of Printing in America.
Page 290 - I desire to see it done before I die, and I am so deep in years, that I cannot expect to live long; besides, we have but one man, viz. the Indian Printer, that is able to compose the sheets, and correct the press with understanding.
Page 173 - And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Page 21 - Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Page 85 - And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, like the engravings of a signet ; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes.
Page 56 - Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.
Page 313 - I was in my working dress, my best clothes being to come round by sea. I was dirty from my journey ; my pockets were stuffed out with shirts and stockings, and I knew no soul, nor where to look for lodging. I...
Page 314 - I desired him to let me have threepenny-worth of bread of some kind or other. He gave me three large rolls. I was surprised at receiving so much : I took them, however, and, having no room in my pockets, I walked on with a roll under each arm, eating a third.