  — of Bible of 36 lines, 414 Accuracy in types, importance of, 52 Accursius Mariangelus, 256 Acta Diurna of old Rome, 44 Adolph, count of Nassau, 438 — his patronage of Gutenberg, 440 Æneas Sylvius, Pope Pius II, 287 Aix-la-Chapelle, fair of, 394 Amman Jost, the artist, 61 Andrieszoon Jan, of Haarlem, 320 Annunciation, print of, 72 Antichrist, the block-book, 231 Antwerp, early type-printing at, 500 — first block-printer at, 314 Apocalypse of St. John, block-book, 210 — evidences of its age, 214 — prices paid for, 211 Apostles’ Creed, the block-book, 228 Appeal against the Turks, 410 Arabic figures, first use of, 526 Ars Memorandi, the block-book, 233 Ars Moriendi, the block-book, 235 Association of printers at Milan, 504 — — — at Strasburg, 381 Assyrian Cylinders, 33 Augsburg, early printing at, 497 Babylon, bricks of, 33 Badius Jodocus, of Paris, 506 Bamberg, Bible of, see Bible of 36 lines. — early printing at, 485 — Missal, 495 Batavia of Adrian Junius, 335 — its authority considered, 336 Bearers of early printing press, 306 BechtermÜntz, Henry and Nicholas, 441 Beildick Lorentz, testimony of, 385 Bellaert Jacob, of Zierikzee, 319 Berlin print, 80 Bernard August, history of, 11 Bible, early translations of, 181 — first with wood-cuts, 498 — reading of prohibited, 182 Bible, Mazarin, see Bible of 42 lines. Bible of 1462 (48 lines), 462 Bibles of Mentel at Strasburg, 491 Bible of 36 lines, description of, 412 — — — — its discovery, 411 — — — — not printed by Pfister, 484 — — — — peculiarities of, 414 — — — — possibly the first, 412 — — — — Schelhorn’s view of, 480 — — — — speculations about, 432 — — — — when printed, 415 Bible of 42 lines, description of, 419 — — — — annotations in, 424 — — — — cost of, 474 — — — — defects of, 422 — — — — ornamentation of, 422 — — — — prices paid for, 425 — — — — probably of slow sale, 425 — — — — two kinds of copies, 450 — — — — workmanship of, 421 Bible of the Poor, editions from types, 208 — — — — xylographic editions of, 199 — — — — description of, 200 — — — — Nordlingen edition, 208 — — — — prices paid for, 208 — — — — printing of, 203 Blemishes in books, how corrected, 271 Block-books, Antichrist, 230 — Apocalypse, 210 — Apostles’ Creed, 228 — Ars Memorandi, 233 — Ars Moriendi, 235 — Bible of the Poor, 198 — Book of Kings, 224 — Canticles, 215 — Chiromancy of Hartlieb, 239 — Dance of Death, 247 — Donatus, 254 — Eight Rogueries, 229 — Exercise Lord’s Prayer, 222 — German Planetarium, 241 — Grotesque Alphabet, 226 — Life of St. Meinrat, 246 — Pomerium Spirituale, 244 — Story of the Virgin, 219 — Temptations of Devil, 245 — Wonders of Rome, 243 — absurdities in, 222 — advantages of, 261 — definition of, 194 — disregarded by scholar, 251 — earliest date in, 245 — inferiority of, 195 — literary merit of, 250 — made for priests, 248 — obscurity of, 260 — period of, 251 — permitted to people, 249 — where made, 252 Block-printers, many in number, 248 — faulty work of, 248 — unknown, 252 Block-printing an established trade, 253 — early notices of, 91 — in Holland, 256 — not Gutenberg’s secret, 395 — process of, 83 Blocks used for engraving, 114 Bodies, irregularities of, explained, 519 — — — in Speculum, 275 — — — not made by rule, 518 — — — of Caxton, 293 — — — of unknown printer, 292 Bodman’s spurious documents, 436 Book of Kings, 224 Book of Trades, 61 Book-binding, Chinese, 116 — of middle ages, 153 — prices paid for, 168 — sumptuous forms of, 156 Book-collecting, a princely hobby, 167 Book-making, as done in old Rome, 42 — an ecclesiastical art, 148 — becomes a trade, 187 — given up to copyists, 159 — in Ireland, 147 — in monasteries, 148 — oriental method of, 136 Book of Four Stories, 481 Book of Fables, 482 Books, printed, changes in style of, 472 — Chinese, cheapness of, 119 — common in old Rome, 43 — demand for cheapness in, 187 — early printed, cheapness of, 511 — early printed, prices of, 512 — medieval, 150 — — character of, 162 — — large size of, 156 — — made by artists, 166 — — made for the rich, 170 — — neglected by clergy, 159 — — obsoleteness of, 186 — — of romance, 165 — — sale of regulated, 160 — — sumptuousness of, 168 — of dark ages, 45 — of monasteries, 216 — of pictures, 163 — of unknown printer, 284 — number printed before 1500, 511 — the right of the educated, 251 — injudiciously selected, 512 — written and printed, 188 Book-sellers of Paris, 160 Book-selling restricted, 162 Boxhorn, Marcus Zuerius, 350 Branding in middle ages, 38 Brass moulds or matrices, 61 Brass stamps of middle ages, 38 Brass types impracticable, 65 Bricks, stamped, antiquity of, 30 Brito John, of Bruges, 321 Bruges, early printing at, 499 — guild of book-makers at, 314 Brussels print, 78 Bull of Pope Pius II against the Turks, 464 Burnisher of engravers, 84 Calendar of 1457, 432 Calendar or Almanac of 1460, 436 Calico-printing, early, 127 Cambray, record of, 312 Canticles, the block-book, 215 Card-makers, early, 91 Case of early compositors, 523 Catholicon of 1460, 434 Caxton William, of England, 507 Celebration of the Mass, 436 Cennini Bernard, 503 Chinese printing, early method of, 111 — language not fit for types, 116 — paper, invention of, 133 Chiromancy of Dr. Hartlieb, 238 Cicero, his speculations on types, 36 Clog of England, 175 Codex Argenteus, 125 Cologne Chronicle of 1499, 315 Cologne, early printing at, 494 Color work of Peter Schoeffer, 456 Complaint against Death, 483 Composing rules, early ignorance of, 524 Composition as done in 1564, 523 — by dictation, 524 — double, indications of, 464 — in imitation of writing, 525 — imperfections of, 525 Composition of types in China, 118 — — — a test of age, 312 — — — cost of, 24 Compositors often men of education, 522 — sometimes women, 523 Condition of medieval society, 179 Confraternity of St. John the Baptist, 314 Consolation of the Sinner, 482 Constitutions of Pope Clement V, 461 Coornhert and Van Zuren, 320 Copper-plate printing, process of, 19 — — invention of, 27 Copyists, faults of, 539 — fond of pictures, 163 — of middle ages, 149 — of old Rome, 42 — of Paris, 162 Correctors of the press, 540 Coster, Lourens Janszoon, 326 Coster, as described by Junius, 331 — — — by Koning, 356 — — — in archives, 365 — — — in chair book, 367 — — — in treasury book, 366 — as a printer, 339 — as a sexton, 338 — as a tallow-chandler, 365 — as a tavern keeper, 369 — confounded with Janszoon, 368 — alleged descendants of, 345 Costerian Museum, 361 Counter-punch, use of, 54 Cuneiform inscriptions, 30 Cunio, the story of the two, 129 Cylinders of Assyria, 34 Dance of Death, Holbein’s designs, 183 — — — in Nuremberg Chronicle, 185 — — — popularity of, 184 — — — the block-book, 247 Decretals of Boniface VIII, 466 Desroches, his story about Ludwig, 315 De Vries Abraham, on Coster, 357 Dialogue between Cato, Hugo, et al., 436 Diether, Count of Isenburg, 438 Dissertation on Invention, Boxhorn’s, 350 Doctor Hartlieb, Chiromancy of, 238 — of Cambray, 312 — imitations of type-work, 261 — of Gutenberg at Mentz, 404 — of Koning, 259 — suggested typography, 392 — of Sweinheym, 257 — of unknown printer, 284 — popularity of the book, 254 Dordrecht, tradition of printing at, 257 Dritzehen Claus, complaint of, 380 — Andrew, death of, 384 — — services of, 387 — Ennel, testimony of, 383 — George, 386 DÜnne Hans, testimony of, 388 Education, state of in XIVth century, 172 Education of schools in middle ages, 176 — afforded by block-books, 249 — early, made difficult, 263 — modern, aided by types, 260 Eggestein Henry, of Strasburg, 491 Eight Rogueries, the block-book, 229 Eltvill, printing done at, 439 — a suburb of Mentz, 443 Embossed types of unknown printer, 280 — — of Codex Argenteus, 126 Endkrist, the block-book, 230 Engravers, early, jealousy of, 498 Engravers on wood, early, notices of, 184 Engraving an aid to the invention, 396 Engraving decadence of, 536 — large blocks of, 536 — often done on metal, 535 — of Pfister, 484 — at Augsburg, 498 — at Nuremberg, 496 — not mother of typography, 392 — not practised at Haarlem, 321 — of playing cards, 91 — on wood, by the Cunios, 130 — — — Chinese practice, 116 — — — early forms of, 132 — — — Italian practice of, 131 — — — merit of early work, 71 — — — of letters, 200 — — — origin considered, 75 — — — used by copyists, 124 Epitaphs of Pope Pius II, 287 Erasmus, his version of the invention, 345 — as a corrector, 540 Errata, first appearance of, 526 Errors of early books, 540 Eulogy on Lorenzo Valla, 287 Exercise on the Lord’s Prayer, 222 Fables, Book of, by Pfister, 482 Fables of Lorenzo Valla, 286 Faust John, as described by Junius, 331 Faustus Jo. Frid., testimony of, 478 Finiguerra Maso, 27 Flanders, early importance of, 178 Flemings, their skill in the arts, 178 Florence, early printing at, 503 Form, ambiguity of the word, 397 Forms of metal, notices of, 387 — melted by Gutenberg, 397 Four pieces, the tool of, 398 Fraternity of St. John the Baptist, 314 — of St. Luke, 315 Friction, press-work by, 204 Frisket, early use of, 280 Frotton of engravers on wood, 83 — not used by block-printers, 204 Fust John, conflicting views about, 417 — — death of, 468 — — his suit against Gutenberg, 425 — — his victory over Gutenberg, 430 — — was not Faust, 416 — Conrad, 468 — Jacob, the judge, 428 Fust’s sale of Bible in Paris, 466 Gebwiler, testimony of, 489 Gelthus Adam, tablet of, 446 Gensfleisch John, not a printer, 404 — family of, 377 Gering Ulrich, 505 German Planetarium and Calendar, 241 Germany, its progress in education, 177 — — — in useful arts, 178 GettÉ en molle, meaning of the term, 313 Goldsmiths as punch-cutters, 514 Gothic character, popularity of, 516 Gothic letters, origin of, 150 — — popularity of, 516 — — varieties of, 406 — — Petrarch’s dislike of, 151 Grotesque Alphabet, the block-book, 227 — of book-makers, 187 Gutenberg, family of, 376 Gutenberg John, early life of, 377 — as a book-maker, 419 — as a courtier, 440 — as a financier, 379 — as an organizer, 389 — books printed by, 433 — careless of fame, 434 — Catholicon of, 435 — courage of, 431 — death of, 442 — experiments of, 402 — partnership of, at Strasburg, 387 — partnership of, at Mentz, 418 — planned the Psalter, 459 — probable marriage of, 379 — supplanted by Schoeffer, 430 — — — at Mentz, 425 — unknown work of, 437 Gutenberg’s types, history of, 443 — defense against Fust, 427 — idea of typography, 445 — place in history, 448 Haarlem, first notice of legend of, 327 — known printers at, 319 Hahn Ulrich, 501 Hanequis Conrad, 468 Hanseatic League, 179 Hasback of Haarlem, 320 Hauman Frederic, 443 Heilmann Anthony, testimony of, 387 Hessels J. H., writings of, 284 Holland, early printing of, 315, 256 — confounded with Netherlands, 316 — not the birthplace of invention, 318 Horarium of Scaliger, 257 — of Adrien Rooman, 260 Horn-book of England, 174 How to Die Becomingly, 235 How to Remember the Evangelists, 233 Humery Conrad, friend to Gutenberg, 431 — — acknowledgment of, 442 Ignorance, prevalence of in dark ages, 45 — of ecclesiastics, 147 Illuminated books of middle ages, 152 Illuminators and calligraphers, 166 Impression by different methods, 26 — doubling of, 278 — not typography, 50 — on bricks, 30 — on paper and vellum, 538 — on textile fabrics, 127 Image prints all devotional, 85 — — Annunciation, 72 — — Berlin print, 80 — — Brussels print, 78 — — Indulgence print, 77 — — St. Christopher, 71 — — preceded books, 69 — — how printed, 83 — — made for stenciling, 70 — — merit of, 87 — — not done by friction, 84 — — not made by monks, 86 — — origin of, 69 — — popularity of, 86 — — where made, 82 Impositions of eight pages, 291 — — of early printers, 516 Inking balls, how made, 529 Inking of printing surfaces, 25 Ink Printing, affected by paper, 532 — — deterioration of, 534 — — early, faults of, 454 — — early, unstableness of, 533 — — inequality of, 532 — — Moxon’s criticism of, 534 — — of Bible of 42 lines, 421 — — of Donatus of Mentz, 404 — — of Jenson, 532 — — of Psalter of Mentz, 456 — — of the block-printers, 203 — — of the Psalter of 1457, 452 — — of the Ripoli press, 533 — — the complement of types, 533 Ink writing, antiquity of, 39 — — useless in printing, 40 Inventions not the work of experts, 395 Invention of paper in China, 133 Invention of press, not noticed, 304 — — — why neglected, 527 Invention of Printing, — — — early notices of, 446 — — — a great discovery, 67 — — — came at the right time, 45 — — — different methods of, 28 — — — key of in the type-mould, 67 — — — merit of, not in the idea, 51 — — — — — in the type-mould, 445 — — — not perfect in 1439, 394 — — — waited for readers, 45 — — — version of Bertius, 347 — — — — — Coornhert, 327 — — — — — De Vries, 357 — — — — — Guicciardini, 329 — — — — — Jo. Frid. Faustus, 478 — — — — — Junius, 330 — — — — — Koning, 356 — — — — — Scaliger, 257 — — — — — John Schoeffer, 473 — — — — — Scriverius, 348 — — — — — Seiz, 352 — — — — — Van Zuren, 328 — — — — — Wimpheling, 393 — — — — — Zell, 315 Inventions of the middle ages, 177 Invention of types, not boasted of, 435 Ireland, the book-makers of, 147 Italy, early printers of, 500 — its enthusiasm for the art, 505 Jan, the printer at Antwerp, 314 Japan, paper of, 133 Jenson Nicholas, 465 — — as a type founder, 502 John of Gamundia, calendar of, 241 John of Westphalia, as a publisher, 498 Judgment of Man after Death, 483 Junius Hadrian, sketch of his life, 334 — — credulousness of, 336 — — history of, 335 Ketel Anthonis, of Haarlem, 320 Ketelaer and De Leempt, 498 Kerver Thielman, of Paris, 506 Keyser Peter, of Paris, 506 Knowledge, acquisition of, difficult, 263 Koburger Anthony, of Nuremberg, 495 Koning’s book on the invention, 356 Koster Lourens Janszoon, see Coster. Labor, division of, by printers, 521 Latin language, why preserved, 147 — — abbreviations of, 164 — — key to all knowledge, 176 Laurecrans of Scriverius, 348 Lead used by Gutenberg, 380 Leads first used by Schoeffer, 467 Lecturn of the middle ages, 156 Leeu Gerard, industry of, 500 Legend of Haarlem, 326 — — — began with pedigree, 362 — — — contradictions of, 358 — — — early meagreness of, 328 — — — echo of false history, 340 — — — exposure of, 363 — — — improbability of, 346 Legend of Walchius about the sale of first printed books at Paris, 466 Letters engraved, peculiarities of, 262 — — imperfections of, 200 Lettres de somme or Round Gothic, 313 — de forme or Pointed Gothic, 313 Letter of Indulgence of 1461, 433 Letters of Indulgence of 1454, 405 — — — Holbein’s satire on, 407 — — — popularity of, 408 — — — translation of, 409 Libraries, early, neglect of, 159 — in France and Burgundy, 167 Life of St. Meinrat, 246 Literature, decline of in old Rome, 44 — neglect of by the Church, 147 — of popular books, 187 — of the romance books, 165 — revolutionized by printing, 186 Lithography, process of, 20 — invention of, 27 Little Book of the Mass, 284 London, early printing at, 508 Louvain, early printing at, 498 Lyons, early printing at, 506 Making-up badly done, 525 Mansion Colard, of Bruges, 499 Manuscripts, faultiness of, 540 Manutius Aldus, 503 — as an editor, 540 Marco Polo does not notice printing, 120 Marks of notaries, 123 Martens Thierry, 499 Master printers, changes of, 522 Mastery of printing, how acquired, 522 Materials early, imperfections of, 530 Matrices, as described by Trithemius, 475 — of copper, 517 — conjoined, 303 — early method of making, 517 — early trade in, 515 Matrix, description of, 55 — early use of, 63 Mechanics in middle ages, 178 Meerman Gerard, book of, 353 Memorials to Coster, 359 Mendicant friars, 158 Mentel John, memorial to, 488 — — alleged invention of, 489 — — as a printer, 490 — James, 490 Mentz, revolt of burghers at, 377 — capture and sack of, 439 Mexico, first printers of, 508 Milan, early printing at, 504 Miniaturists of middle ages, 166 Mirror-making in Germany, 391 Mirror of Salvation, 264 Mirror of the Clergy, 436 Mould, modern, description of, 57 — early, description of, 62 Neglect of early printing, 444 — block-printing of, 252 Newspapers of old Rome, 44 — — China, 116 Nope Cune, decision of, 388 Nuremberg, early printing at, 495 Nuremberg, Chronicle of, 496 Offices of Cicero, 467 Order of King of France to Jenson, 465 Origines TypographicÆ, 354 Ornamentation of manuscript books, 152 Painting of printed letters, 456 Palimpsests, 143 Pandects of Justinian, 286 Paper approved by the people, 187 — as made in Japan, 134 — — — in middle ages, 140 — — — in Spain, 139 — came before its time, 143 — disliked by calligraphers, 144 — early, badly made, 144 — great price of, 537 — linen and cotton, 138 — made of many qualities, 536 — of early typographic printers, 537 — preceded printing, 41 — preferred to vellum by printers, 538 — selected for block-books, 248 — sizes of, 537 Paper-making, growth of, 141 Paper-marks not a guide to age, 310 — of unknown printer, 308 — why made, 309 Paper-mills, early notices of, 141 Paper money of China, 121 Papillon’s story of the Cunios, 129 Papyrus not fit for printing, 41 Parchment, how made, 538 Paris, reception of printing at, 466 — first printers at, 505 Paul of Prague, testimony of, 486 Peculiarities of Criminal Law, 286 Pedigree of Coster family, 361 — — — — its exposure, 363 — — — — its forgery, 364 — — — — its insufficiency, 363 Pfister Albert, our first knowledge of, 481 — — as a block-printer, 484 — — as an inventor, 484 — Sebastian, 486 Pi-Ching, an early Chinese printer, 112 Pictures came before books, 69 Pigouchet Phillipe, of Paris, 506 Platen, smallness of, 529 Playing Cards, Chinese, 98 — — denounced by clergy, 100 — — early forms of, 104 — — manufacture of, 89 — — of Germany, 91 — — popularity of, 95 — — preceded image prints, 107 — — rudely made, 107 — — strange games of, 101 — — suggestive of printing, 106 Pliny’s notice of portraits in books, 111 Points for making register, 531 Polishing of gems taught by Gutenberg, 390 Pomerium Spirituale, 244 Pope Pius II, treatises of, 287 Presswork, early method of, 529 — alters appearance of types, 300 — as done in China, 114 — early, in colors, 531 — early practice of, 530 — imperfections of, 529 — of block-books, 248 — of Colard Mansion, 458 — of early type printers, 530 — of unknown printer, 305 — on textile fabrics of Italy, 127 — process of, 307 Prices of manuscript books in old Rome, 43 — of medieval books, 169 — of printed books, 512 Print-coloring, early practice of, 94 Printers, early, activity of, 511 Printers, early names for, 486 — armorial shield of, 488 — at Mentz before 1500, 493 — earliest in Germany, 493 — — — Central Europe, 493 — — — Great Britain, 507 — — — France, 505 — — — Italy, 500 — — — New World, 508 — — — Spain, etc, 507 — aided by painting, 456 — by friction, 83 — — — difficulties of, 204 — Chinese method of, 115 — depends on other aids, 47 — derivation of from China, 120 — different methods of, 18 — early, in Netherlands, 314 — from engraved stamps, 37 — German origin of, 508 — in clay, 34 — not always economical, 190 — not generally welcomed, 510 — of Psalter of 1457, 452 — on textile fabrics, 128 — permanence of the art, 541 — benefit from, 541 — with a brush, 115 Printing Press, construction of, 528 — — Lignamine’s notice of, 530 — — operation of, 529 Printing Presses, cost of, 498 Proof-planer, use of, 84 Proof-reading, early notice of, 469 — how done, 539 Psalter of 1457, beauty of, 452 — — — colophon of, 459 — — — editions of, 460 — — — the designer of, 459 Publishers of old Rome, 43 — in Italy, 505 Punch, description of, 55 Punch-cutters were goldsmiths, 514 Punch-cutting not done by printers, 514 — importance of, 54 Punches of steel, 517 — of wood, 301 — of Gutenberg, 435 Quadrats, substitutes for, 280 — proper use of, 305 Quintilian’s notice of stencils, 36 Rationale Durandi, 460 Register, means used for making, 531 — — — in Psalter of 1457, 458 Register of pages, early, how done, 531 Registrum chartarum, 526 Reimboldt, testimony of, 386 Religious dissensions, 180 Ripoli Press at Florence, 503 Rome, early printing at, 501 Rooman Gillis and Adrien, 320 Rubricated books of middle ages, 152 — — of early printers, 531 Sahspach Conrad, testimony of, 384 Savage on the Psalter of 1457, 456 Scaliger J. J., about Horarium, 257 Schoeffer Peter, as a copyist, 449 — as a judge, 471 — as a printer, 458 — as a trader, 470 — as a type-founder, 461 — borrows a book, 468 — descendants of, 494 — memory of, neglected, 477 — pupil of Gutenberg, 450 — succeeds Gutenberg, 430 — vanity of, 469 Schoeffer John, testimony of, 473 Schoepflin Daniel, 353 Schott John, claims of, 488 School books of middle ages, 187 Schools of the middle ages, 177 Schultheiss Hans, testimony of, 384 Scriptorium of monasteries, 148 Scriverius Peter, 348 Section, definition of term, 212 Seiz and his book, 350 Senefelder Alois, the lithographer, 27 Sensenschmidt John, 495 Seven Penitential Psalms, 285 Sewing of books, 154 Sidenneger Hans, testimony of, 384 Signatures, early use of, 526 Specklin Daniel, 489 Speculum Salutis, a Dutch book, 275 — — as noticed by Junius, 331 — — blocks of destroyed, 280 — — description of, 264 — — translation of, 311 — — editions of, 269 — — its workmanship, 270 — — not an experiment, 282 — — printed from types, 274 — — probably printed at Utrecht, 311 — — teachings of the book, 267 — — variable letters of, 273 — — when printed, 311 Spira John de, of Venice, 501 Spyess Wygand, 441 Stamping of single letters, 126 — on textile fabrics, 127 Stamps of Babylon and Assyria, 30 — — copyists, 125 — — Egypt, 32 — — middle ages, 38 — — Romans, 37 — — printers of textile fabrics, 127 Stationers of Paris, 160 St. Bridget, print of, 74 St. Christopher, print of, 70 Steel-plate printing, process of, 18 Steinbach Thomas, testimony of, 385 Stencil-plates of old Romans, 93 — of card-makers, 94 Stereotype moulds, 300 Stereotyping, its advantages, 24 Stick of early compositors, 523 Stocker Mydehart, testimony of, 384 Story of the Blessed Virgin, 219 St. Thomas of Aquinas, book of, 468 Suabia, abode of early engravers, 75 Surfaces, varieties of in printing, 18 Sweinheym and Pannartz, 501 Temptations of the Devil, 245 Title-page, first appearance of, 526 Tool of four pieces, mysterious, 384 — — — — not a press, 397 — — — — not types nor pages, 398 — — — — probably a mould, 399 Torquemada on Health of Soul, 287 Torresani Andrew, 503 Trade-marks of middle ages, 124 Trades early, secrecy of, 390 Transferring, by Chinese method, 112 Transferring, process of, 276 Treatise on Celebration of Mass, 436 — on Love, 287 — on Necessity of Councils, 436 — on Reason and Conscience, 437 Trial of Gutenberg at Strasburg, 380 Trial of Gutenberg at Mentz, 425 Trithemius, testimony of, 474 Two pages printed in one form, 270 Tympan of hand press, 307 Type-casting, as done in 1564, 62 — as done in 1683, 59 — modern, by machine, 58 — slowness of hand-work, 60 Type-founding, relation of Trithemius, 474 — — of Faustus, 478 — an art of slow growth, 516 — in sand moulds, 301 — as done by Didot, 302 — as done by Franklin, 303 Type-making a secret art, 61 Type-mould, the key to the invention, 67 — made by goldsmiths, 514 — of Garamond, 399 — of Gutenberg, 401 — of sand, 300 Types of wood, Junius’s description of, 339 — — — as made in Japan, 53 — — — De la Borde’s theory of, 295 — — — limitations of, 53 — — — Specklin’s description of, 489 — as made by Conrad Winters, 520 — Chinese, early forms of, 112 — — modern — —, 117 — early faces of, 515 — early speculations about, 36 — Gothic, popularity of, 516 — how made, 521 — of Jenson, 502 — made by one method only, 53 — made in sand moulds, 301 — must be accurate, 52 — not made with system, 518 — of brass, notices of, 65 — of glass, 487 — of Gutenberg, 443 — of lead, as made by Blades, 300 — — — — — — Coster, 339 — of porcelain, 112 — of Schoeffer, 470 — quantity of usually cast, 521 — smallest sizes in 15th century, 518 — unknown printer, 284 — variations of form explained, 298 — cheapness of method, 23 — Chinese method of, 113 — claimants of invention, 27 — depends on other aids, 47 — erroneous ideas about, 49 — is a science, 375 — not fruit of engraving, 395 — period of its invention, 27 — why it was delayed, 39 TypothetÆ, arms of, 488 Uneven spacing in early printing, 451 University of Paris, 160 Unknown printer of Netherlands, 282 — — period of, 325 Unknown printer, workmanship of, 324 Utrecht, early printing of, 498 — Speculum traced to, 311 Valdarfer Christopher, 505 Van der Linde’s Haarlem Legend, 11 — — — exposure of fraud, 374 Van Eyck Hubert, 41 Vellum, how made, 538 — early scarcity of, 164 Venice, early printing in, 501 — famous for printing, 503 — playing cards of, 89 — relations of with China, 120 — the school of typography, 503 Verard of Paris, 506 VindiciÆ TypographicÆ, 353 Vocabularium ex quo, 441 Von Bischoviszheim, testimony of, 387 Von Seckingen, testimony of, 387 Von Zabern Barbel, testimony of, 383 Weidenbach, printing at, 495 William of Saliceto, Treatise of, 287 Wimpheling, testimony of, 393 Winaricky’s book on Gutenberg, 378 Wine-flagons of Coster, 340 Witnesses on trial at Strasburg, 388 Wittig Ivo, tablet of, 447 Witty Speeches of Great Men, 286 Wonders of Rome, the block-book, 243 Wood-cuts, early, merit of, 68 — difficult to print with types, 278 — early, designed by artists, 227 — later, inferiority of, 536 — liability to warp, 535 — neglected by early printers, 535 — not printed with types, 271 Wood types, impracticability of, 295 — — EnschedÉ’s remarks on, 297 — — experiments with, 295 Wood used by early engravers, 203 — Chinese method of, 114 — first method of, 317 — not applicable to books, 263 — not Gutenberg’s art, 396 — not practised at Haarlem, 320 Zainer Gunther, 497 Zappe Paul, the ambassador, 407 Zarot Anthony, 504 — — as a printer, 494 |
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