Mechanick exercises on the whole art of printing, 1683-4
by Joseph Moxon
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Near-contemporaries William Caslon, the type-founder and John Baskerville, the printer, stand as two of the great figures in 18th-century British printing. This set of eight volumes includes an early memoir of Baskerville, and an account of Caslon and his firm, and both figures appear in Reed's work.Tags
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- Mechanick exercises on the whole art of printing, 1683-4
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- "Mechanick Exercises on the Whole Art of Printing" is the same as "Mechanick Exercises as Applied to Printing". It is distinct from "Mechanick Exercises as Applied to Smithing etc." A volume entitled "Mechanick Exercises" wit... (show all)hout referencing which Arts it Applies to, usually contains the other work (Smithing etc.) and not this one.
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