CONTENTS.ITHEDIFFERENTMETHODSOFPRINTING17IIANTIQUEMETHODSOFIMPRESSIONANDTHEIRFAILURE29IIITHEKEYTOTHEINVENTIONOFTYPOGRAPHY49IVTHEIMAGEPRINTSOFTHEFIFTEENTHCENTURY69VPRINTEDANDSTENCILEDPLAYINGCARDS88VITHECHINESEMETHODOFPRINTING109VIITHEEARLYPRINTINGOFITALY122VIIITHEINTRODUCTIONOFPAPERINEUROPE133IXTHEBOOK-MAKERSOFTHEMIDDLEAGES146XTHEPREPARATIONSFORPRINTING171XIBLOCK-BOOKSOFIMAGESWITHOUTTEXT193XIIBLOCK-BOOKSOFIMAGESWITHTEXT230XIIITHEDONATUS,ORBOY’SLATINGRAMMAR254XIVTHESPECULUMSALUTIS,ORMIRROROFSALVATION264XVTHEWORKSANDWORKMANSHIPOFANUNKNOWNPRINTER282XVITHEPERIODINWHICHTHESPECULUMWASPRINTED308XVIITHELEGENDOFLOURENSJANSZOONCOSTER326XVIIITHEGROWTHOFTHELEGEND347XIXTHEDOWNFALLOFTHELEGEND360XXJOHNGUTENBERGATSTRASBURG375XXIGUTENBERGANDHISEARLIERWORKATMENTZ403XXIITHELATERWORKOFGUTENBERG431XXIIITHEWORKOFPETERSCHŒFFERANDJOHNFUST449XXIVALLEGEDINVENTORSOFPRINTING480XXVTHESPREADOFPRINTING492XXVITHETOOLSANDUSAGESOFTHEFIRSTPRINTERS514AUTHORITIESCONSULTED543INDEX547
I
THEDIFFERENTMETHODSOFPRINTING
17
II
ANTIQUEMETHODSOFIMPRESSIONANDTHEIRFAILURE
29
III
THEKEYTOTHEINVENTIONOFTYPOGRAPHY
49
IV
THEIMAGEPRINTSOFTHEFIFTEENTHCENTURY
69
V
PRINTEDANDSTENCILEDPLAYINGCARDS
88
VI
THECHINESEMETHODOFPRINTING
109
VII
THEEARLYPRINTINGOFITALY
122
VIII
THEINTRODUCTIONOFPAPERINEUROPE
133
IX
THEBOOK-MAKERSOFTHEMIDDLEAGES
146
X
THEPREPARATIONSFORPRINTING
171
XI
BLOCK-BOOKSOFIMAGESWITHOUTTEXT
193
XII
BLOCK-BOOKSOFIMAGESWITHTEXT
230
XIII
THEDONATUS,ORBOY’SLATINGRAMMAR
254
XIV
THESPECULUMSALUTIS,ORMIRROROFSALVATION
264
XV
THEWORKSANDWORKMANSHIPOFANUNKNOWNPRINTER
282
XVI
THEPERIODINWHICHTHESPECULUMWASPRINTED
308
XVII
THELEGENDOFLOURENSJANSZOONCOSTER
326
XVIII
THEGROWTHOFTHELEGEND
347
XIX
THEDOWNFALLOFTHELEGEND
360
XX
JOHNGUTENBERGATSTRASBURG
375
XXI
GUTENBERGANDHISEARLIERWORKATMENTZ
403
XXII
THELATERWORKOFGUTENBERG
431
XXIII
THEWORKOFPETERSCHŒFFERANDJOHNFUST
449
XXIV
ALLEGEDINVENTORSOFPRINTING
480
XXV
THESPREADOFPRINTING
492
XXVI
THETOOLSANDUSAGESOFTHEFIRSTPRINTERS
514
AUTHORITIESCONSULTED
543
INDEX
547