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Page ix
... a heterogenous collection to something like order . The present volume , with its antecedent , originated in some such an attempt . These desul- tory chapters are the fruitage of many pleasant , recreative Introductory. ...
... a heterogenous collection to something like order . The present volume , with its antecedent , originated in some such an attempt . These desul- tory chapters are the fruitage of many pleasant , recreative Introductory. ...
Page xi
... volume , were it not intended to be even with its predecessor , of which , indeed , it forms the counterpart . It is odd in its plan and arrangement , consists of odd sayings and selections , from many odd and out - of - the - way ...
... volume , were it not intended to be even with its predecessor , of which , indeed , it forms the counterpart . It is odd in its plan and arrangement , consists of odd sayings and selections , from many odd and out - of - the - way ...
Page 18
... volumes are multi- plied almost by the hour . Formerly , a book , both as to its mind and mechanism , was the sole work of the monk or scribe ; now , there is a division of labor - the author writes it , the steam - press prints it ...
... volumes are multi- plied almost by the hour . Formerly , a book , both as to its mind and mechanism , was the sole work of the monk or scribe ; now , there is a division of labor - the author writes it , the steam - press prints it ...
Page 19
... volumes were commonly rolled on a round stick , with a ball at each end , and the composition began at the centre . These were called volumes , and the outsides were inscribed just as we now letter books , copper and lead were also used ...
... volumes were commonly rolled on a round stick , with a ball at each end , and the composition began at the centre . These were called volumes , and the outsides were inscribed just as we now letter books , copper and lead were also used ...
Page 20
... volume " is from volvo , to roll , the earlier manu- scripts being in the form of a scroll or roll . The Chinese manufacture paper of linen , the fibres of the young bamboo - of the mulberry ; the envelope of the silk- worm - of a ...
... volume " is from volvo , to roll , the earlier manu- scripts being in the form of a scroll or roll . The Chinese manufacture paper of linen , the fibres of the young bamboo - of the mulberry ; the envelope of the silk- worm - of a ...
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