RISE AND PROGRESS OF PRINTING 13-48

Discovery of Printing—Laurentius

Koster—Geinsfleisch—Gutenberg—Fust—Bible printed—Peter

Schœffer—Caxton—Ulrich Zell—Lambert Palmaert—Abraham

Colorito—Humphreys and De Vinne on the invention of

printing—Lenox’s collection of rare Bibles—Ancient

typographical peculiarities—Catchwords—Invention

of Signatures—Printing introduced into

America—Type-founding in Europe—Decree of the

Star Chamber—Type-founding in America—Prices of

Type—Stereotyping—Electrotyping—Lithography—Engraving—

Walk over a type-foundry.