The Life and Typography of William Caxton, England's First Printer 2 Volume Set
With Evidence of his Typographical Connection with Colard Mansion, the Printer at Bruges
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2014
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-07357-8 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press
978-1-108-07357-8 (ISBN)
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This two-volume work on the life and activities of the printer William Caxton was written by another printer, William Blades, and published in 1861–3. Volume 1 deals with Caxton's life. Volume 2 offers an essay on Caxton's working practices, and details of all his books then known to exist.
This two-volume work on the life and activities of the printer William Caxton, a vital source for bibliographers, was written by another printer, William Blades, and published in 1861–3. Blades (1824–90), apprenticed into the family firm, developed a great interest in the history of his trade, collecting an extensive library of antiquarian books, and becoming an expert on early typefaces. He brings to his study of Caxton (which follows in the wake of works on incunabula by Ames, Herbert and Dibdin), his own practical experience of the craft of printing, largely unchanged, except for the addition of machine power, since Caxton's day. He examined more than 450 Caxton printings, in Britain, France and the Low Countries, while preparing the work. Volume 1 deals with Caxton's life, and Volume 2 offers an essay on Caxton's working practices and bibliographical details of all his books then known to exist.
This two-volume work on the life and activities of the printer William Caxton, a vital source for bibliographers, was written by another printer, William Blades, and published in 1861–3. Blades (1824–90), apprenticed into the family firm, developed a great interest in the history of his trade, collecting an extensive library of antiquarian books, and becoming an expert on early typefaces. He brings to his study of Caxton (which follows in the wake of works on incunabula by Ames, Herbert and Dibdin), his own practical experience of the craft of printing, largely unchanged, except for the addition of machine power, since Caxton's day. He examined more than 450 Caxton printings, in Britain, France and the Low Countries, while preparing the work. Volume 1 deals with Caxton's life, and Volume 2 offers an essay on Caxton's working practices and bibliographical details of all his books then known to exist.
Volume 1: Preface; 1. William Caxton, the mercer; 2. The state of literature in the fifteenth century; 3. Scribes and printers; 4. The Bruges press; 5. Who taught Caxton to print?; 6. Caxton at Westminster; Authorities; The original writings of Caxton; Notes. Volume 2: Preface; Part I. Essay's on Caxton's Printing Office: 1. The master printer; 2. The paper; 3. The types; 4. The compositor; 5. Presses, pressmen, and printing ink; 6. The bookbinder; 7. The illuminator, the rubrisher, and the wood-engraver; 8. Results; Part II. Of Books Printed with the Various Types of William Caxton; Addenda; Statistics and tables; Index.
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 8 Plates, black and white; 3 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 297 mm |
| Gewicht | 1990 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Journalistik | |
| Technik | |
| Wirtschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-07357-3 / 1108073573 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-07357-8 / 9781108073578 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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