Principia Typographica, Vol. 2: The Block-Books, or Xylographic Delineations of Scripture History, Issued in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, During the Fifteenth Century, Exemplified and Considered in Connexion with the Origin of Printing; Germany
Excerpt from Principia Typographica, Vol. 2: The Block-Books, or Xylographic Delineations of Scripture History, Issued in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, During the Fifteenth Century, Exemplified and Considered in Connexion With the Origin of Printing; Germany The four Evangelists are, as usual, thus symbolized. An Eagle for St. John, an Angel for St Matthew, a Lion for St. Mark, and an Ox for St. Luke; each displaying from head to foot a symbol for every chapter In the four Gospels. Thus there are twenty - one Symbols for ...
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Excerpt from Principia Typographica, Vol. 2: The Block-Books, or Xylographic Delineations of Scripture History, Issued in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, During the Fifteenth Century, Exemplified and Considered in Connexion With the Origin of Printing; Germany The four Evangelists are, as usual, thus symbolized. An Eagle for St. John, an Angel for St Matthew, a Lion for St. Mark, and an Ox for St. Luke; each displaying from head to foot a symbol for every chapter In the four Gospels. Thus there are twenty - one Symbols for St. John, twenty - eight for St. Matthew, sixteen for St. Mark, and twenty - four for St. Luke: the first occupying designs 1, 2, 3 5 the second, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; the third, 9, 10, 11; and the fourth, 12, 13, 14, and 15. Each page of text. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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